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| Subject keyword(s) | Astronomy, Classical Mechanics, Earth science, electricity, Electricity & Magnetism, electrostatics, Electrostatics, energy, energy at work, energy concepts, Environmental science, Geoscience, Induced Charge, Physical sciences, Physics, Science, Space Science, Space sciences, tutorial, work, Work and Energy |
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| Grade level | Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Informal Education |
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| Intended audience | Learner |
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| Resource format | text, text/html |
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| Title | DLESE Community Collection |
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| Link | http://www.dlese.org/ |
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| Description | The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) mission is to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth System, by developing, managing, and providing access to high-quality educational resources and supporting services through a community-based, distributed digital library. Intended users include students, educators and citizens of all ages, in both formal and informal learning environments. The collection favors resources that convey linkages and connections; the general with the specific, theory with evidence, global with local, and that demonstrate the application of science to solving real world problems. This includes providing access to Earth data sets and imagery, and the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use. DLESE resources are community-contributed, by individuals, organizations, and formal collection efforts. |
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| Title | ComPADRE: Resources for Physics and Astronomy Education |
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| Link | http://www.compadre.org/ |
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| Description | ComPADRE is a set of communities of teachers and students in physics and astronomy and web-based collections of resources to support their needs. The communities supported by ComPADRE are groups that can benefit from the sharing of materials, information, and experiences in a web environment. Example communities include teachers of specific physics or astronomy courses, societies of undergraduate physics and astronomy students, and teachers addressing specific grade levels, such as high-school or middle-school teachers. Resources included in the collections are chosen to enhance the teaching and learning experience, and include multimedia learning objects, lesson plans, tutorials, laboratories and other student activities, and discussion forums on the use of these materials. The different collections are organized under the ComPADRE umbrella, which provides a central database (the Physical Sciences Resource Center), technical support, support for collection editors and community leaders, and the means to coordinate efforts across the communities. |
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Table of Content Introduction Chapter 1: Energy - What Is It? Chapter 2: Electricity Chapter 3: Static Electricity & Resistance Chapter 4: Electrical Circuits Chapter 5: Stored Energy & Batteries Chapter 6: Generators, Turbines and Power Plants Chapter 7: Electricity Transmission System Chapter 8: Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas Chapter 9: Natural Gas Distribution System Chapter 10: Biomass Energy Chapter 11: Geothermal Energy Chapter 12: Hydro Power Chapter 13: Nuclear Energy - Fission and Fusion Chapter 14: Ocean Energy Chapter 15: Solar Energy Chapter 16: Wind Energy Chapter 17: Renewable vs. Nonrenewable - Environment & Air Quality Chapter 18: Energy for Transportation Chapter 19: Saving Energy and Energy Efficiency Chapter 20: Hydrogen and Energy In Our Future Conclusion Introduction Energy is one of the most fundamental parts of our universe. We use energy to do work. Energy lights our cities. Energy powers our vehicles, trains, planes and rockets. Energy warms our homes, cooks our food, plays our music, gives us pictures on television. Energy powers machinery in factories and tractors on a farm. Energy from the sun gives us light during the day. It dries our clothes when they're hanging outside on a clothes line. It helps plants grow. Energy stored in plants is eaten by animals, giving them energy. And predator animals eat their prey, which gives the predator animal energy. Everything we do is connected to energy in one form or another. Energy is defined as: "the ability to do work." When we eat, our bodies transform the energy stored in the food into energy to do work. When we run or walk, we "burn" food energy in our bodies. When we think or read or write, we are also doing work. Many times it's really hard work! Cars, planes, light bulbs, boats and machinery also transform energy into work. Work means moving something, lifting something, warming something, lighting something. All these are a few of the various types of work. But where does energy come from? There are many sources of energy. In The Energy Story, we will look at the energy that makes our world work. Energy is an important part of our daily lives. The forms of energy we will look at include: Electricity Biomass Energy - energy from plants Geothermal Energy Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas Hydro Power and Ocean Energy Nuclear Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Transportation Energy We will also look at turbines and generators, at what electricity is, how energy is sent to users, and how we can decrease or conserve the energy we use. Finally, we'll look at the "newer" forms of energy... and take a look at energy in the future. You can start with Chapter 1: Energy - What Is It? or you can go to any of the other chapters. | About Energy Quest | Art Gallery | Ask Professor Quester | Devoured by the Dark | Energy Library | Energy News | Energy Story | Energy Vampires | | Find It Fast | Games | How Things Work | Links | Movie Room | Oops | Saving Energy | Science Projects | Solar Facts | Super Scientists | | Time Machine | Transportation Energy | Parents' & Teachers' Resources | Terms of Use | Privacy Info | Search | Contact Us | © 1994 - 2011 California Energy Commission. Energy Quest™ is a trademark of the California Energy Commission. All rights are reserved.
