U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Coal

Students will observe drafts in homes and in the classroom to determine if or how much heat or air conditioning is escaping. How can the rooms be made more energy efficient?

Investigate how energy is used throughout the day. Find out where energy is found, explore the energy around, and complete an energy journal.

Help your class improve the energy efficiency of their homes with the draft-o-meter. Simply tape a sheet of plastic wrap to a pencil and use it to observe any air leaking through windows, doorways, and other locations around the house....

An average home produces twice as many emissions as an average car. Teach your class how to reduce energy consumption by replacing standard incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs. Perform an experiment to compare...

A guided activity for students to compare incandescent and CFL light bulbs observing the production of heat and light.

Students investigate radiant energy. For this earth science lesson, students use solar beads and clear sunscreen to observe radiant solar energy. Students note observations.

Immediately capture the attention of your class with the smell of freshly popped popcorn in the sixth instructional activity of this series on the needs of living things. Young scientists first use their senses to make and record...

Playing outside makes kids happier, healthier and stronger! In this segment, Abby Brown and kids enjoy Ledges State Park. They climb rocks, hike trails, skip rocks and even discover a few creatures!

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have teamed up to create a water-cycle diagram for schools. Use the interactive version and download printable files of the diagram.

Website for kids with animated features and graphs teaches about climate and severity of drought in the U.S., particulary California.