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Petroleum Chemistry
In this petroleum chemistry worksheet, students review hydrocarbons which includes petroleum. Students understand the properties of petroleum and where it is found. This worksheet has 12 words in a crossword puzzle, 6 fill in the blank,...
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Ozone Pollution- Smog Alert
Students explore ozone pollution. In this ozone pollution lesson, students participate in an experiment to simulate smog by using matches, foil, and a covered jar. Students observe how smog effects the environment.
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Science Test-Grade 5
In this grade 5 science test worksheet, 5th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts.
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Here Comes the Rain
Second graders help to prepare a model of the water cycle before the conduction of this experiment. They use the model in order to observe changes that happen to water when it changes states of matter.
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Dimming the Sun
Pupils collect, interpret and analyze weather variable data. They describe atmospheric variables that affect evaporation. Students create graphs and analyze the information collected.
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Effects of Ozone in the Air
Fifth graders learn how ground-level ozone is an air pollution problem. Students measure ozone levels and graph the results.
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The Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Students research the governments role is preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They discuss the proponents and the opponents side of the issue.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Natural Gas: A Cleaner Energy Solution?
For this activity, students read informational text on natural gas and compare it to other fossil fuels for its greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact. They then prepare a pro or con position on whether natural gas is good...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Natural Gas [Pdf]
Chapter 5 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at natural gas, its history, and its uses. The economic impact of the natural gas industry in Texas is described, consumption, production, distribution through pipelines,...
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American Gas Association: Learn About Natural Gas
Learn about natural gas including topics such as statistics on natural gas usage in the United States and little-known facts about this energy source.
US Department of Energy
Department of Energy: Natural Gas
Natural gas is an abundant resource across the United States, and new discoveries and extraction methods have led to a dramatic rise in shale gas development -- making America the world's leading natural gas producer. We invest in...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Gas Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Gas Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.
US Department of Energy
Natural Gas: Fueling the Blue Flame
Natural gas is a colorless and odorless fossil fuel that is used in almost half the homes for heat. Learn more about this non-renewable energy resource.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Natural Gas: Background
A resource page on natural gas. Learn what natural gas is, how it used, how it is formed, how it is drilled, processed, and transported, and advantages and disadvantages.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Natural Gas: An Energy Resource [Pdf]
"Natural Gas: An Energy Resource" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about natural gas, its uses, and how it gets to homes. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Natural Gas: An Energy Resource [Pdf]
"Natural Gas: An Energy Resource" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about how natural gas is located, drilled for, and sent through pipelines throughout the country to people's homes. It is followed by questions which require...
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Natural Gas
Learn how natural gas forms, how scientists find it beneath the Earth's surface, and how it is produced, stored, and transported.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Natural Gas Formation
In this investigation, students make a simple model of how gasses can form from decaying material. They will also explore the effects of temperature on gas formation.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: Our Energy Sources: Natural Gas
Energy production from natural gas is less destructive to the environment than energy produced from coal, but it is still produced from fossil fuels. While advances have been made in reducing its detrimental effects, our resources are...
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Petroleum Oil and Natural Gas
Learn the history of the world's use of the fossil fuels oil and natural gas for usable energy.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Nonrenewable Energy: Natural Gas
Get the basics on nonrenewable energy. Learn about its uses and conservation.
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Institute for Energy Research: Fossil Fuels
A detailed article providing information about fossil fuel resources in the United States and how they impact economic growth. Several reports, which can be downloaded, examine energy policies, the potential for economic growth, and...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Energy Information Administration: Azerbaijan
This interesting site talks about the natural resources in Azerbaijan. Read about this country's oil and natural gas reserves and the importance of these to the economy and politics.