Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources: Summary
This is a summary of the information in Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources for the AP Physics I course online.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency: Wind Energy Technologies
Find out about the renewable energy resource using wind energy technologies. Learn about the use of wind for a stand-alone system, and how one uses it in large-scale wind farms.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Potential Energy Diagrams: Conservation of Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] Drag the red point up and down to explore the interaction between potential energy and kinetic energy in a barbell.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Claim Testers: Episode 4 Fueling the Future
The claim tester gang comes face-to-face with Orx-30. This comic focuses around the topic of sustainable forms of energy.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Energy and Work Amusement Park Style
This is a lesson presenting energy and work. It covers: types of energy, forms of energy, work, law of conservation of energy, and renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. In the activities section, one will find links to Internet...
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Seven Energy Principles
Outlines the seven main principles of energy.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: First Law of Thermodynamics
At this site from Georgia State University the first law of thermodynamics is stated and explained. The meaning of internal energy and enthalpy is discussed. Equations are given and the importance of a system analysis is discussed.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Biodiesel
Find answers from the U.S. Department of Energy to your questions about biodiesel, its blends, and benefits. With additional information that explains how the fuel is made and distributed.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Laws of Thermodynamics
Find out about the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and how they relate to the biology of life.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Hess's Law Lesson
Students can use TI InterActive! to explore Hess's Law and the conservation of energy during reactions.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Energy Engineer
With the emphasis on energy consevation, there is much need for someone in the career as an energy efficiency engineer. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed for this career, as well as the education and job...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Matter and Energy: Chemical Equations
Explore balanced chemical equations in this tutorial. Tutorial includes videos, interactive activities, and practice to help students understand balanced chemical equations and the Law of Conservation of Mass.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will learn about the cycles of nature (water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) that support the flow of nutrient matter through an...
Other
Maths Revision: Work, Energy & Power
Basic definitions and examples for the concepts of work, energy, and power. Covers kinetic and potential energy, and conservation of energy.
Science Struck
Science Struck: The Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy
The Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy is explained here.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Law of Conservation of Mass Explained With Examples
Explains the Law of Conservation of Mass, or Law of Conservation of Matter, and gives two examples for it.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: World Energy Use
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the distinction between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and to explain why the inevitable conversion of energy to less useful forms makes it necessary to conserve energy...
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas
State Energy Conservation Office: Wind Power Basics [Pdf]
Looks at the basic science behind the production of energy from wind.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work Energy Theorem
Using diagrams, illustrations, and relevant data, students will calculate the net work done on an object, the change in an object's velocity, and the change in an object's kinetic energy.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Potential Energy and Conservative Forces
In the following interactive students will define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy. They will explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's Law applies. Students will also...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Earth's Energy Balance
See how Earth's temperature would change if the Sun's brightness increased or dimmed or if Earth's albedo was different.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hybrid Vehicle Design Challenge
This module is written for a first-year algebra-based physics class, though it could easily be modified for conceptual physics. It is intended to provide hands-on activities to teach the overarching concept of energy, as it relates to...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: What Is Happening When a Spark Occurs?
Activity 4 in the module investigates If energy cannot go away, why don't things move forever? Conservation of energy is examined. A reading activity, Energy Conservation, is included in this activity.
Other
North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Grade Your Schoolyard
What is your school doing to protect and conserve water? Use the following questions to find out. When you are done, make some suggestions for how your school could improve. What could you and your class do to help?