US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Wind Program: Wind Powering America: Maps
An interactive map of the United States that gives information about each state's wind power potential.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Sources: Renewable
Find out what renewable energy is and the role it plays in meeting energy needs. Renewable energy sources include biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Sources: Renewable
Learn about renewable energy sources including biomass, which includes biofuels, hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Renewable Energy Sources
Learn what renewable energy is, the different types, and why it's important to conserve energy.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Noise Pollution: Wind Power
Discusses wind energy, how it is created, its history, benefits, negative effects, and what the future holds for this alternative energy source.
NASA
Nasa: The Solar Wind
Describes solar winds, solar wind variations, and spacecraft studying solar wind. Also includes solar wind conditions for the past day/week.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: Renewable Sources: Wind
The status of wind energy production in the United States is described, with the advantages and disadvantages of this alternative energy source.
FT Exploring
Ft Exploring: Wind Turbines and the Energy in Wind
Discover the science concepts behind wind turbines and wind energy.
FT Exploring
Ft Exploring: Wind Turbine Efficiency
Learn about the efficiency behind wind energy, and understand how scientists look at the issue of power generation efficiency.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Facts
A collection of facts about energy use broken down into various topic areas, e.g., health impact of fossil fuels, transportation, energy consumption, alternative energies, etc.
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Energy4Me
Energy4me: Energy Sources of the World [Ppt]
Learn about the many different energy resources available from our Earth. Find out the pros and cons of each type: both renewable and nonrenewable.
City College of New York
City Technology: Wind Up Toy
A series of three video tutorials with accompanying written instructions demonstrating how to make a wind-up toy.
EL Education
El Education: Alternative Energy Report
This report was created by 7th and 8th grade students in Vergennes, Vermont, as part of a Learning expedition called "Reducing the Carbon Footprint." The building manager met with a team of approximately 40 students as they investigated...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Unleash the Power of a Pinwheel!
In this science fair project, you will learn more about wind-powered devices, like pinwheels. Much like pinwheels, we react in different ways to the direction of the wind when we ride bikes, or even try to walk.
Michigan Department of Education
Central Michigan University: 3 D Science Performance Assessment Tasks
In this well-developed lesson plan, students will develop a model of a wind turbine and present their models to the group. The students will further construct an explanation of the design to support that energy is transferred and...
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Seasonal Upwelling
A suite of lessons focusing on the process of upwelling. Inquiry-based exploration of seasonal upwelling includes marine food webs, food production in the ocean, wind-driven ocean currents, and seasonal changes in biotic and abiotic...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Build a Rubber Band Paddle Boat
Build your own bathtub or pool toy from simple craft materials in this fun activity. You will build a rubber-band-powered boat that can zip across the surface of the water after you wind up the rubber band.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Coriolis Effect
This site from the University of Oregon provides a great explanation of the Coriolis Effect and then gives several chart type examples to help the understanding of it.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:dimming the Sun
Conduct an experiment and investigate how air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, solar radiation and precipitation affect evaporation. Graph the data collected during the experiment.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Methods of Generating Electricity
Provides brief descriptions of the different methods used to generate electricity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Atmospheric Circulation on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how atmospheric circulation cells affect the climate of regions.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: How Weather Affects Air Quality
How is air pollution affected by weather? Some types of pollution are worse in the summer heat, while others are worse in cold winter weather.