The ABC's of Energy Education
- Interactive tutorial on energy production, transformation and transportation. Includes tools for students and teachers.
- http://www.tampaelectric.com/TECMEducation.cfm
Energy Tutorial
- Tutorial on energy production and transformation, addressing technical and ecological aspects.
- http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/EnergyTutorial/index.html
Energy Education Project
- Collaborative program for educational outreach. Includes documents, handbooks and project overview.
- http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/lcisd/energy/
DOE - EERE: Kids - Dr. E's Energy Lab
- Kid friendly interface to DOE Renewable Energy educational materials. Has unique educational links plus links to the main DOE - EERE educational material.
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/
DOE - Fossil Energy
- Coal, Oil and Natural Gas Energy education material for elementary and junior high students. Also offer fellowship, intern and research grant programs.
- http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/
The Solar School
- Uses characters to educate how global warming works, how humans contribute to it and what we can do to reduce our impacts on it including use of solar energy.
- http://network.ee.unsw.edu.au/~solar/index.html
Solar Hydrogen Systems
- Provides educational kits and bench-scale equipment incorporating hydrogen and chemical fuel cells and electrolyzers. Overview of products and prices.
- http://www.solarhydrogensystems.com/
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Education
- Education programs and resources related to science and energy spanning K-12, undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and teacher levels.
- http://www.nrel.gov/education/
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Learning
- Provides information about renewable energy, energy efficiency practices, delivery and storage technologies, applications and student resources.
- http://www.nrel.gov/learning/
National Energy Foundation (NEF)
- Promotes, and provides resources for, education related primarily to energy, water, natural resources, science and math, technology, conservation and the environment.
- http://www.nef1.org/
Alliance to Save Energy (ASE): Educators
- Promotes energy efficiency worldwide for economy, environment and security. Offers K-12 lesson plans, energy saving tips and resource links to other educational supportive information.
- http://www.ase.org/
Re-Energy.ca: A Renewable Energy Project Kit
- Information for teachers and students on renewable energy: solar power, wind energy, water power and biomass energy. Areas have background information, lesson plans, project plans, posters and relevant links.
- http://www.re-energy.ca/
Focus on Energy : Info Library
- Offers energy conservation strategies related to renewable energy resources in Wisconsin. Info Library contains informative Fact Sheets and Case Studies on Biomass, Geothermal, Hydro, Solar and Wind Power.
- http://www.focusonenergy.com/page.jsp?pageId=130
Arizona Solar Center
- A comprehensive site that explores various solar technologies and their uses in Arizona. Educational section for students and teachers includes lesson modules, book recommendations and free video downloads.
- http://www.azsolarcenter.com/
EIA: Energy Education Resources
- EIA provides students, educators, and other information users a list of generally available free or low-cost energy-related educational materials.
- http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/eer/kiddietoc.html
Free Sun Power
- Information on how solar power systems work with descriptions of all of the individual components that make up the integrated system.
- http://www.freesunpower.com
Centre for Energy
- Portal for Canadian energy matters. Provides information, statistics, games, educational materials and supporting curriculums for energy and energy-related issues.
- http://www.centreforenergy.com/
EnergyTeachers.org
- Offers help to teachers interested in teaching about energy production and use. Includes useful links sorted by topic and teacher goals along with relevant news links.
- http://www.energyteachers.org
Classroom Energy
- The American Petroleum Institute's website provides teachers and students with multi-media interactive tools and games to understand energy and how it effects all of our lives.
- http://www.classroom-energy.com/
Mean Radiant Temperature
- Focus on human thermal comfort by control of the Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT) of a space. Comprehensive tool set to calculate U-value, electrical use, room MRT and space heat loss. Resources through links and books.
- http://www.meanradianttemperature.com/
Chicago Solar Partnership
- Interactive on-line learning tools and curriculums for environmental technology education. Promotes community use of photovoltaic systems as an alternative energy source.
- http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.com/
NEED - National Education Energy Development
- Promotes energy awareness through education and networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders. Energy education programs and resources.
- http://www.need.org
Solar Energy International
- Classroom and hands-on education for practical applications in solar power, wind power, water power, and energy efficient building designs. Also offers energy awareness through youth camps and in-school activities.
- http://www.solarenergy.org/
FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program
- Reviews of environmentally friendly transportation technologies supported by the U.S. DOE Office of Transportation Technologies. Includes supporting information resources, financial opportunities, and college-level education activities.
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/index.shtml
The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
- Comprehensive and well designed education materials for nursery school through adult education. Organized as a teaching curriculum for education in sustainable development.
- http://www.cse.org.uk/
Solar Energy Online
- Educational resource about solar energy as a renewable energy source. Reviews physics and applications of both solar electric (photovoltaics) and solar thermal applications.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/27754/
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
- Educational programs and resources (many free and downloadable) for K-12 teachers and students on negative impacts of energy use, and possible solutions.
- http://www.nesea.org/education
Power for a Sustainable Future
- Teachers resources from Queensland government, including fact sheets and activity sheets on topics such as the greenhouse effect, energy efficiency, and renewable power.
- http://www.sustainableenergy.qld.edu.au
Energy Quest
- California Energy Commission's energy and environmental education site for students, parents and teachers. Includes information, Q&As, projects, and other resources.
- http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/
Energy
- Factoids from the textbook "Energy" by Gordon Aubrecht
- http://www-physics.mps.ohio-state.edu/~aubrecht/energy.html
Plugging into the Sun
- Educational resource provider, aiming to promote efficient and sustainable energy use.
- http://www.pluggingintothesun.org.uk/
EnergyMatch.com
- The Kids Schoolhouse is a fun, interactive way for kids to learn about electricity, natural gas, and energy conservation. The Energy College and energy fact sheets inform homeowners about how to reduce their energy use.
- http://www.energymatch.com/
Ergon EnergyEd
- An interactive, multi-media energy education website for school students. You can take a Virtual Reality tour of different types of power stations, watch videos, take an on-line quiz, do experiments, or participate in regular events like competitions, ch
- http://www.ergon.com.au/energyed/
Power Kids
- Information, experiments, games, and other educational resources related to renewable energy and the future of energy. From Milton Hydro, Ontario, Canada.
- http://www.miltonhydro.com/Kids.html
Ben Wiens Energy Science Infosite
- Web-books, papers, articles and links about energy science and technology. Written for laypeople as well as scientists it covers theories, applications, conservation, physics, chemistry and biology.
- http://www.benwiens.com/
SunWind Solar Energy Education and Kits
- Solar Energy Notes and Links. Solar electricity. Solar car and inventor's kits for children.
- http://www.web.net/~sunwind
LearnAboutEnergy.org
- A comprehensive site about energy and energy education, this site contains resources for both students and teachers including games, discussions, and monthly focuses.
- http://www.learnaboutenergy.org/
Sol Ideas Technology Development
- Learn how to build your very own nanocrystalline dye-senitized solar cell.
- http://www.solideas.com/
EV Challenge
- National alternative fuel education program for high schools. Hands-on energy awareness through design, construction and racing of electric vehicles with integration of math, science, engineering and language art disciplines.
- http://www.rtpnet.org/~ev
Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
- KEEP's mission is to initiate and facilitate the development, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of energy education programs within Wisconsin schools. Includes activity guides, curriculum materials, inservice information, links and publicatio
- http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/