Energy Education
All Energy Sources
U.S. Department of Energy – Energy
Website
Primarily text, this site provides good explanations of a wide variety
of energy sources. (Secondary, Adult)
National Energy Foundation -
Academy of
Energy
This site focuses on energy efficiency and uses games, puzzles, and
contests to engage students. Also includes teacher resources. (Children,
Secondary)
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) –
Kids Page
This website helps kids explore what is energy, significant milestones,
fun facts, and an energy quiz. (Children)
Energy Information Administration (Secondary, Adult)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information, searchable for many types of documents (Secondary, Adult)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Secondary, Adult)
BLM Environment Education - Energy Article (Secondary, Adult)
Cleaner Energy - White House (Secondary, Adult)
U.S. Climate Change Technology Program - Research and current activities on reducing emissions from energy supply. (Secondary, Adult)
BLM Learning Landscapes Teachers - Energy (Secondary, Adult)
Voluntary actions to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Climate VISION—Voluntary
Innovative Sector Initiatives: Opportunities Now—is a Presidential
public-private partnership initiative launched by the DOE in 2003 to
contribute to the President's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
intensity. Other participating agencies include the Environmental
Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, and the Department of
Agriculture (Secondary, Adult)
Energy Efficiency
American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy
Appliance Standards Awareness
Project
Fossil Fuels
American Petroleum Institute –
Adventures
in Energy
Animated explanation of the oil and gas industry, with information about
all the things made from oil and gas. (Children, Secondary)
U.S. Energy Information Administration –
Oil Market Basics
Explains oil markets from drilling and production, through
transportation, refining, and stocks. Also discusses prices. (Secondary,
Adult)
Institute of Petroleum –
Exploring for Oil
Set up like an on-line course, this website takes the user through
lessons on various aspects of oil exploration. (Secondary, Adult)
Society of Petroleum Engineers -
Virtual Magic
Suitcase
Explains where oil is found, how it is produced, and where it goes. Also
discusses petroleum careers. (Children, Secondary)
Coalbed Methane Coordination Coalition -
CBM Web Schematic
Graphical schematic of a well. (Secondary, Adult)
Coalbed Methane Coordination Coalition -
CBM Fact Sheets
Various facts on CBM. (Secondary, Adult)
Montana State University -
CBM
FAQ
Answers basic questions about CBM. (Secondary, Adult)
Energy Information Administration - energy basics on petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear, renewable and alternative fuels. (Secondary, Adult)
DOE: Carbon sequestration, key research and development programs and initiatives (Secondary, Adult)
Electricity from Coal (Secondary, Adult)
Electricity from Oil (Secondary, Adult)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center: Natural Gas (Secondary, Adult)
About Oil Shale (Secondary, Adult)
Oil Shale and Tar Sands
Leasing Programmatic EIS Information Center, U.S. Bureau of Land
Management (Secondary, Adult)
Renewable Fuels
Renewable Energy Policy Project -
Home Page
Find specific educational information pertaining to different sources of
renewable energy.(Secondary, Adult)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory -
Education Programs
K-12, Internship/Graduate, and Teacher programs. (Children, Secondary,
Adult)
Electricity from non-hydroelectric renewable energy sources - solar, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas, and wind (Secondary, Adult)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Learning about Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (Secondary, Adult)
U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Secondary, Adult)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy State Activities and Partnerships: Wyoming (Secondary, Adult)
Wind
- US DOE: Wind (Secondary, Adult)
- US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: wind (Secondary, Adult)
Biofuels
-
Biofuels for your state (Secondary, Adult)
Hydro
- US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: hydropower (Secondary, Adult)
- Electricity from Hydropower (Secondary, Adult)
- Western Area Power Administration - Colorado River Storage Project Management Center: Seedskadee Project in Wyoming (Secondary, Adult)
Geothermal
- US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: geothermal (Secondary, Adult)
Solar
- Photovoltaic basics (Secondary, Adult)
- Solar Energy Technologies Program: Why Photovoltaics are important, including a Wyoming example (Secondary, Adult)
- American Solar Energy Society (Secondary, Adult)
- Solar Electric Power Association (Secondary, Adult)
- Solarbuzz Portal to the World of Solar Energy (international information and price surveys, Secondary, Adult)
Other Fuels
General Atomics - Fusion Education
Teacher and student resources on fusion. (Secondary, Adult)
FusEdWeb - Fusion Energy
Education Website
Includes a course on fusion, FAQs, and a glossary. (Secondary, Adult)
Electricity from nuclear energy (Secondary, Adult)
US DOE - Nuclear (Secondary, Adult)
