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Energy Fuel Sources / Renewable Energy
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Electricity From Water, Wind & Sunlight Kit
Students' and teachers' interests in renewable energy sources provide a stimulus for activities that clarify the nature of electricity and the process of generating it. Students build their own galvanometers to detect small electric currents. Working in groups and using patterns provided in the booklet, they construct wind turbines (from construction paper) or water turbines (from milk cartons), connect them to a generator, and detect the electricity produced. Experiments with a photovoltaic cell are also suggested. Kit of supplies: 1 photovoltaic cell, 1 generator with connector, 40' of 26-gauge magnet wire, 31 pins, sandpaper magnet, 4 plastic portion cups, 22 bamboo skewers, 5 10d common nails, 1 pair of test leads, 12 dished sequins and 20 12mm wooden beads.
Grade Level: 4-9
Publisher: Enterprise for Education
Extras: Teacher's Guide and Quiz
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Sources of Electricity
Updated four times since the first edition in 1987, this popular and highly-regarded title gives students an overview of nine energy sources used to generate electricity, including coal, hydropower, petroleum, natural gas, nuclear power, renewables, and more. Students are asked to select an energy source to power a new generating plant, identifying the pros, cons, and tradeoffs of each choice. They learn what fuels different states and regions of North America use to generate electricity.
Grade Level: 4-9
Publisher: Enterprise for Education
Extras: Teacher's Guide and Quiz
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Bringing Solar Energy To Light
With photographic illustrations and appealing graphics, this energetic workbook will keep adolescents' attention as it teaches them all about renewable energy sources -- and why they're so important! Explains the benefits and challenges associated with renewable energy sources.
Grade Level: 6-8
Publisher: Channing Bete Company
Extras: Teacher's Guide
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Coal: The Once and Future King?
Students get a historical perspective on how coal is formed and the role it has played in building the modern world. In one activity, students compare the number of calories in two foods, then relate their heating values to two types of coal.
Grade Level: 6-9
Publisher: Enterprise for Education
Extras: Teacher's Guide and Quiz
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Nuclear Reactor
This title reviews the structure of the atom, how energy is stored in the nuclei of large atoms, and how fission releases that energy to generate electricity. Other sections deal with the pressurized-water reactor, radioactivity, safety statistics and more. Each section ends with questions that challenge the students' higher-order thinking skills.
Grade Level: 9-11
Publisher: Enterprise for Education
Extras: Teacher's Guide and Quiz
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On Renewable Energy
With photographic illustrations and appealing graphics, this energetic workbook will keep adolescents' attention as it teaches them all about renewable energy sources -- and why they're so important! Explains the benefits and challenges associated with renewable energy sources.
Grade Level: 9-12
Publisher: Channing Bete Company
Extras: Teacher's Guide
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