Links for
Students
- D.C. Everest Fuel Cell
Project
http://dcefuelcell.8k.com
- Students at D.C. Everest High School created this site. Their
project entails the design, construction, and application of a
H2-Air PEM fuel cell system.
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- The
Powder River Coal Company
http://cyberkids.ccsd.k12.wy.us/mines/PR/pr.html
- "Created by Lakeview Elementary School's sixth grade SEEK
students (SEEK is an acronym for Structured and Expanded Experiences
in Knowledge, Campbell County School District's Gifted and Talented
Program)."
Send us a link to your
student-made energy web page!
Play Asthma Ed, Choose a Ride, Don't Choke Ed,
Fume Fighter, and Globe Trotting on the
Extraordinary Road Trip Web site!
Energy Quest
-
Games and Puzzles
U.S. Department of Energy
-
Games and Quizzes
Energy Information Administration
-
Fun and Games
The Science Museum -
Energy: Fueling the Future
Public Broadcasting System (PBS) -
Your Carbon Diet
Educational Dividends -
EnergyNet Games
Here is a list of Web sites that may be helpful when planning your
Science Fair project!
Super Science Fair Projects eBook
Super Science Fair Projects - Fun Science Experiments and Ideas
Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
An educational project for students, grades 6-12, that uses online
real time data to guide student discovery of the science behind the
causes and effects of outdoor air pollution.
Alliant Energy Kids page has many items to choose from
such as energy basics, safety information, fun and games,
and more!
Beakmans
World (Experiments)
Great
science experiments for studying energy.
Bill Nye
the Science Guy Labs On-line
- Great experiments and resources!
- Brain Pop
-
- Free short videos! This is a fun and busy Web site that
allows you to watch up to 3 short videos (3-5 minutes in length)
per day free of charge. It offers simple and easy to understand
explanations of over 50 topics.
Bureau of Land Management: Learning Landscapes for Students
Here's your chance to explore the country from your computer! This
site includes amazing facts and activities about America's public lands,
fun and games, careers with the Bureau of Land Management, Resource
Explorer, and Homework Helpers.
DOE's Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office Kid's Section
- The kids section of the much larger DOE site for renewables and energy efficiency.
Check out Dr. E's Energy Lab.
Energy Hog
This site guides students through a graphic of a home to
explore energy loss. While they are learning where energy is lost,
they play games to stop the energy hogs.
Energy
Information Administration
An excellent
advanced site for grades 9-12 to explore renewable and nonrenewable
fuels in depth, as well as explore energy use and energy issues around the
country.
Energy
Information Administration - Kids Page
Fun energy facts,
energy quiz, energy site links. Excellent coverage of both renewable and
nonrenewable sources of energy and energy consumers (i.e. commercial,
industrial, transportation and residential). Grades K-8.
Energy Quiz
Quiz-Tree.com is the place where you will find free quizzes
on many subjects, including energy. All quizzes feature animated
interface, feedback sounds and other enhancements that make
learning more enjoyable. You can use our quizzes not only to
test your knowledge, but also to help you prepare for your next
exam, or simply to learn something new.
Energy
Quest
- California Energy Commission's online education site.
Deluxe graphics and lots of activities, including science
projects, Poor Richard's Energy Almanac and much more.
Most of all, the site features "WATT's That?!... the
only Internet Energy Game Show," an interactive quiz
game with sound.
Environmental
Protection Agency - Global Warming Site
To
learn about climate change, check out the EPA Global Warming Site. The site
has up-to-date information on the climate system; greenhouse gas emissions;
impacts of climate change; and actions that can be taken at the national,
state, local, business, and individual levels.
The Flying
Turtle
A large science and technology information site that offers a large
amount of information on anything. They have a good link to
energy education that would be useful to learn about energy education
in a fun way.
Franklin Institute
Science Museum
Fuel Cells 2000
The online
fuel cell information center. Learn about what fuel cells are, how they work, what
are the benefits of using them.
Get Smart About Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy's (EERE) Energy Education Web site provides many
educational resources. Their interactive
Get Smart About Energy site
offers hundreds of lesson plans and activities. They also provide project
ideas, student contests, career information, and many other resources for
teachers, students, parents, school administrators, home owners, and energy
professionals.
Global
Warming:
Early Warning Signs Map on the Web
Global
Warming: Early Warning Signs Map is a poster-sized map of the world,
which illustrates global climate change. The map was produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists with 6 other environmental
groups. The Web site also includes a link to a Curriculum Guide to use with the
global map.
Hands-On Experiments to Test for Acid Mine Drainage
- Teaches about acid mine drainage and other environmental topics through hands-on experiments.
Horizons
Solutions Site
Click on
various energy-related issues and read different case studies from around the world.
Submit discussions and solutions. Excellent for
grades 9-12
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Kid's Energy Zone
This is the place where you can learn more about energy through
fun activities, hands-on experiments and more!
Junior
Solar Sprint
- In the Junior Solar Sprint contest, students make solar
powered model cars and race them against kids from other
schools.
Kids
School House
Kids will
have a good time learning about energy using this interactive site.
Learn
About Energy
- Take a quiz to test your knowledge about nonrenewable energy
sources. Secondary or primary level quiz available.
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) - Coal Mine Exhibit
- Take a virtual tour of the museum's coal mine exhibit.
Miami Museum of
Science
- The
Atoms Family
This resource contains educational activities about energy concepts, the
power of the sun, energy conservation, energy transformation, electricity
and fossil fuels being presented by famous gothic horror characters.
- Hurricane:
Storm Science
Visit the Storm Center to understand hurricanes from the inside out. Read
survivors' stories, make a weather station, and contribute your own natural
disaster stories to the Healing Quilt.
Minerals
Management Service Kids' Pages
Offers activities for learning about tidepools, energy, sea
water, ocean sand and gravel, drilling for oil in the ocean, and
historic shipwrecks of the Gulf of Mexico. (Department of the
Interior)
NatureServe
An online
encyclopedia of life NatureServe is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada. NatureServe provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too.
ProjectPower
ProjectPower is an innovative project inspiration and management
solution for teachers and students combining great projects with
convenient web tools. This site is not just for teachers - students have
personal online portfolios to help them manage and showcase their work.
Renewable
Energy Information Site
- Are
you wanting more information on renewable energy? This site is very
current and offers good information from solar energy to biomass.
Excellent site for high school or middle school students needing to do
research on renewable energy.
Renewable
Energy in Texas
- Looking for the perfect info sheet on clean energy
written just for Texas? You're in luck!
Roofus' Solar
and Efficient Neighborhood
- Take a tour with Roofus and learn about practical
applications of solar energy and energy efficiency in
your backyard, in your garage, on your roof, or in your
house.
SEED - Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development
- Scientists and engineers answer questions from young learners. The site also offers articles, experiments, and information about careers in science.
SunSite
FunSite
- This site gives a simple, easy-to-use visual for teachers and students
(middle and high school) on solar energy, chemical energy, photovoltaics,
and solar thermal.
Think Quest
This is a global site with a HUGE library of information on
anything and everything. Design an Energy
Efficient Home. There is also a built in
calculator for adding up the costs of different materials in building an
efficient home. Lots of links to related sites on building for energy efficiency.
Go to Energy
Matters for history of energy use, a discussion board on
energy use, and the most excellent game: Crisis!
Find out how all those gadgets work in your home when you visit World
of Electronics for Children.
University
of Oregon, Dept. of Environmental Studies
- UO offers a number of courses online. Two offered through
the environmental studies department deal with energy,
for undergraduates. "Physics of Energy and The
Environment" (Physics 161) covers general principles
of energy. "Alternative Energy Sources"
(Physics 162) covers renewable and alternative forms of
energy, and can be taken for credit over the
internet!
Wind
With Miller
A site for
kids developed by the The Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association. This
site is very interactive, educational, and a lot of fun.
Wisconsin Electrathon
This event is an international electric vehicle race for
high school students. This page gives you updated information
about the race and the vehicles, and how you can be a part of
it.
Xcel's
Energy
Classroom
This resource is for elementary and middle
school students and is an excellent link to interactive
presentations, demonstrations, activities, and projects.
Wisconsin Links
Links for Teachers
Send comments and suggestions to KEEP,
energy@uwsp.edu
or call 715-346-4770.
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