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Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: Fossils Into Fuels

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn that fossilized remains of dead plants and animals can form fossil fuels that are used to power to your car! Website describes the properties of crude oil, natural gas, and hydrocarbons.
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Dangers of Fracking: What Goes in and Out of Hydraulic Fracturing

For Students 9th - 10th
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside.
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Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy: Making Our Lives Easier

For Students 3rd - 8th
A complete slide show which teaches about the role petroleum natural gas play in our use of energy.
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Energy4Me

Energy4me: How Fracturing Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the process of fracturing uses a fluid to fracture rocks for oil and natural gas extraction.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Energy Resources Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the latest research and publications on the subject of energy, in particular: oil, gas and coal resources.
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The Franklin Institute

As the Drill Bit Turns

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is the world running out of gas? Teach your students how their lives impact the depletion of non-renewable resources, specifically oil, and how the depletion of those resources will effect the future.
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Real Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why the ideal gas model, though useful, is "only an approximation of the real nature of gases." This site explains the reasons for this, and provides the following sections: "Decreased Temperature and Real Gas Pressure," "Increased...
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Abc Da Energia

For Students 2nd - 5th
ABC Da Energia describes the many ways that energy can be obtained and conserved. It explains different sources of energy, how each works, and how energy can be saved in our daily lives. Interactive energy-saving activities and games...
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US Energy Information Administration

Energy Information Administration: Country Analysis Brief

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains briefs with a narrative section, a map showing the country's location, and a section listing pertinent economic and energy data for every country in the world of interest to energy policy makers.
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CNN

Cnn: Increased Rolling Blackouts in California

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the major items on Bush's agenda, the energy crisis, is examined in detail in this CNN exclusive. Explore the issues of the crisis, the debate surrounding the crisis, the facts and figures, and the major components of Bush's...
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Penn State University: Energy and Fuels in Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Penn State University, gives twenty one chapters of charts, graphs, and information on synthetic fuels.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Petroleum Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
Petroleum! Where does it come from? Follow its importance, technology, rank in the world, products, and more.. in this colorful, informative web site.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Methane

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what methane is, its impact as a greenhouse gas on global warming, and natural and man-made sources of methane. (Published: April 30, 2010)
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Argon (Ar)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Chem4Kids looks at the 18th element in the periodic table, argon. Content focuses on argon's electrons, where you can find argon in nature and in the home, and how argon combines with other elements.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Minerals in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this instructional activity, they examine the history of oil and oil and gas production In...
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US Department of Energy

Doe: Fossil Energy: Education Start Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Overview of the fossil energy industry (oil, gas, coal) with detailed descriptions of the processes and the work of the people employed in the industry.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Halocarbon

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what halocarbons are, where they occur in nature as well as man-made sources, how they are used, and their negative environmental impact. (Published: October 28, 2011)
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Neon (Ne)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find some great information about the 10th element in the periodic table, "neon." Content focuses on neon's electrons, where you can find neon in nature and in the home, and how neon combines with other elements.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Chlorine (Cl)

For Students 3rd - 8th
The 17th element in the periodic table is defined, chlorine. Find out how many electrons chlorine has and where you can find it in nature and in the home.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Choosing an Automobile, Understanding Alternative Fuels

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan encourages students to look at alternative methods of fuel and explore the various impacts each has on the environment.
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Insightful Interaction: Visualizations

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of interactive visualizations that were produced through analysis of economic, political, and market research data. Topics are diverse, e.g., military spending and trade, immigration, consumer spending, crime, unemployment,...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Land, Waste, and Cleanup Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is loaded with information on solid waste and hazardous waste. It includes industries' effects on the environment, waste programs, treatment, control, pollution prevention, recycling, and cleanup programs.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Settlement [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th Standards
"Settlement" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about natural gas, its uses, and how it gets to homes. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining main idea and...

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