Important site for projects

Energy PowerPoint
Student's Notes

This is a group project. Each group works together to research, make the storyboard, and the PowerPoint. This is presented to the class so each student has information about all the sources of energy and the transformations involved for usage. Extension for PreAP: each student works individually, then present together using the PowerPoint of one of the students so all sources are presented to the class in a manageable time frame. Another extension is for students to use Microsoft Publisher to create a brochure to share with the class.

Students use the internet and Library books to research. Attached is a list of suggested websites. Another suggestion is to check out Library books on these topics and have them ready for students to use. Laptops can be used in the classroom to save time.

The story board is optional but provides a way for students to write their information on paper before they type it into a PowerPoint. You can check their understanding of the subject before they move on to typing the PowerPoint and presenting the information. Each group should turn one in.

Students may need instruction in PowerPoint and citing sources correctly.

These will be presented from your cart. Check with your computer technology person about how to get these presentations from your students’ files.

Printing is optional but provides the students with a copy and a printed copy for you to grade (have the students attach the rubric to this copy). 6 slides fit on one sheet of paper: 1) go to “file” then “print”. 2) “Print what” – click the arrow and choose “Handouts”. 3) “color” – choose “grayscale” 4) “slides per page” – choose 6 .

Energy Project Suggested Internet Sites

Multiple Sources:

EIA Kids Page - use Energy Ant for help: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/

Energy Quest's Energy Story: http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html

U.S Department of Energy: http://www.eere.energy.gov/

Home Power: http://www.homepower.com/home/

U.S. Department of Energy – Sources: http://www.doe.gov/energysources/index.htm

Renewable/Inexhaustible sources: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/ilands/chapter3.html

Ollie Saves the Planet: http://www.olliesworld.com/planet/usa/info/issue/energy.htm

National Renewable Energy Laboratory: http://www.nrel.gov/

Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/

Infinite Power – Texas Energy Fact Sheet: http://www.infinitepower.org/factsheets.htm

Energy Resources: http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm

Tennessee Valley Authority – How TVA makes electricity: http://www.tvakids.com/electricity/production.htm

Alternative Power: http://www.bpalternativenergy.com/liveassets/bp_internet/alternativenergy/index.html

Solar:

White House goes Solar: http://www.olliesworld.com/planet/usa/action/ofee13.htm

Smart World Energy – Texas: http://smartworldenergy.com/html/residential.html

Solar Energy Fact Sheet: http://www.solarenergy.com/ws400CS.cgi?category=info_solar_fact_sheet.html&cart_id=1080623013123117&page=se_complete_systems.html&dci=

Solar Electric Power Association: http://www.solarelectricpower.org/index.php?page=basics&subpage=pv&display=other

Clean Energy: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/how-solar-energy-works.html

Solar Electricity Basics: http://www.homepower.com/basics/solar/

Wind:

American Wind Energy Association: http://www.awea.org/

Wind with Miller: http://www.windpower.org/en/kids/index.htm

Wind Power: Denmark’s Guided Tour: http://www.windpower.org/composite-85.htm

Skystream Wind Turbine (process): http://www.skystreamenergy.com/skystream/how-skystream-works/

National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Wind Energy basics: http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_wind.html

Fossil Fuels:

Fossil Fuels: http://www.bydesign.com/fossilfuels/links/

Fossil Fuels – presentation: http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/fossilfuels.htm

Fossils Fuels in the UK (England): http://www.energyzone.net/aboutenergy/fossil_fuels.asp

Geothermal:

Geothermal Information Office: http://www.alliantenergygeothermal.com/stellent2/groups/public/documents/pub/geo_001407.hcsp

Geothermal Education Office: http://geothermal.marin.org/

Nuclear:

NEI - Nuclear Energy Institute: http://www.nei.org/

How Stuff Works – Nuclear Energy: http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students.html

Nuclear Energy and Society: http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/nuclear.htm

Hydroelectric:

WVIC's Facts about Hydropower: http://www.wvic.com/hydro-facts.htm

U.S. Geological Society – Water Science for Schools: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/hyhowworks.html

Environmental Literacy Council: http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/59.html

Tennessee Valley Authority - Hydroelectric Power: http://www.tva.gov/power/hydro.htm

Biomass:

Waste to Energy: http://www.olliesworld.com/planet/usa/action/swana04.htm

EERE: Biomass information for students: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/for_students.html

Fuel without the Fossil – NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/business/09fuel.html

Hydrogen:

Renewable Energy World: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/tech/hydrogen

Fun sites:

Energy Hog (games and activities): http://www.energyhog.org/

Energy Kids’ Pages: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy_fungames/index.html

Energy Quest Projects: http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html

Fruity Electricity demonstration: http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/wolfman/fruity.html