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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Energy Through Time

For Students 9th - 10th
The quest for energy has always been a balancing act. As humans have gained greater control over their environment, they've found abundant resources - and faced numerous challenges. This article traces the history of our quest for energy.
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An early history and biographies of the most prominent scientists involved in developing the main sources of energy used in the twentieth century.
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Other

It's Not a Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes to Portland

For Students 9th - 10th
A Portland, Oregon-based startup that launched in 2007, is starting to capture the energy of water pipes, beginning with a pilot project in Riverside, California and now with a full-scale project in Portland.
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Texas Wide Open for Business: The Texas Renewable Energy Industry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A 34-page report examining renewable energy sources in use in Texas. It looks at how Texas compares with the rest of the world, the companies investing in the Texas energy industry, the Texas electricity grid, government initiatives,...
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Seeker

Seeker: Public Art Generates Renewable Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the Land Art Generator Initiative, which works to create public art that adds energy from renewable sources to the power supply.
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Other

Edie Weekly News: Bush Unveils Energy Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article looks at criticisms of the Bush energy plan. Gives perspectives from environmentalists and democrats. A great way to exercise critical thinking skills and weigh various perspectives.
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BBC

Bbc: Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Renewable resources quickly replinish themselves and can be used again and again. For this reason they are sometimes called infinite energy resources.
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Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Biofuels: Energy for Your Future [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can read this full-length download of the biotech magazine which discusses how biofuels could be the energy of the future, and meet all our energy needs.
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Other

Wbur: New England's Electric Power Grid Is Undergoing a Transformation

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses New England's developing hybrid power grid, a network that relies on a variety of energy resources, including fuels and alternative energy sources and technologies. The ongoing transformation to renewable energy is...
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: What Will Energy Independence Mean?

For Students 9th - 10th
What will it mean for the United States to become independent of foreign energy sources? Learn how experts are predicting this change in decades to come.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Google to Be Powered 100% by Renewable Energy From 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet giant says renewable energy is increasingly lowest cost option and it will not rule out investing in nuclear power.
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Carnegie Mellon University

Telstar: The Sun and Its Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The sun's energy is the primary source of energy for all surface phenomena and life on Earth. Combined with the material of the Earth (including the molecules held close by the Earth's gravitational force called the atmosphere), this...
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Carnegie Mellon University

The Sun and Its Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The sun's energy is the primary source of energy for all surface phenomena and life on Earth. Combined with the material of the Earth (including the molecules held close by the Earth's gravitational force called the atmosphere), this...
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Advantages and Disadvantages of Energy Sources [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This PDF lists energy sources along with advantages and disadvantages for each source.
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Other

Renewable Energy World: Solar and Renewable Energy Trends in 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
The solar and renewable energy industries are constantly evolving - and sometimes changing abruptly - and this will continue in the new year that is upon us. Find out what can be expected from 2017.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: u.s. Economy's Troubles Hurt Alternative Energy Plans

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of recession and the costs of gas on the decline, many worry that the search for new forms of energy will be put on hold. Read and discuss as a class these concerns. October 24, 2008
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Renewable Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about efforts to promote the use of renewable energy sources by homeowners and businesses. This was a project where homeowners could submit data about what they were doing to use renewable energy sources. The site is no longer...
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Other

Accenture: Reinventing Oil and Gas for a New Energy Era

For Students 9th - 10th
With energy systems becoming decarbonized, digitalized, and demand-driven, this report explores how disruption is changing oil and gas. Discover how oil companies can respond by reinventing and redefining their purpose to drive the...
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Other

Rew: Us Energy Department Funds Low Carbon Jet Fuel Demonstration Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
An approval from the U.S. Energy Department will financially allow further development and testing of low-carbon fuel.
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Other

Solar Schools: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
One major advantage with the use of renewable energy is that as it is renewable it is therefore sustainable and so will never run out. Renewable energy facilities generally require less maintenance than traditional generators. Their fuel...
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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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NASA

Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover 10 very interesting things about energy, including conservation, fossil fuels, daylight savings time, hydropower, wind energy, solar power, greenhouse gases and BTUs (British Thermal Units).
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Solar Energy Facts

For Students 1st - 7th
Explains what solar energy is used for and how it works, photovoltaic cells, and concentrated solar power.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Kids and Energy: Geothermal Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Geothermal energy can be used as an efficient heat source in small end-use applications such as greenhouses, but the consumers have to be located close to the source of heat. Geothermal energy - heat from the earth (in most cases mineral...

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