Power Pie
Energy:
Past, present, and future
If you would like to learn about how much electricity has been produced by
the United States since 1974 and what resources were used to produce it, this
is the place. You can even find out how much electricity the country is projected
to use until 2020.
What
powers your state?
If you'd like to know what resources are used to produce electricity in your
state, why they are used, and how that compares with other states, explore here.
Infobooks
If you're wondering what energy is, what electricity is, or what the 10 ways
electricity is generated are, read the energy Infobooks that we have made
available to you right here on the Web site. The Infobooks were created with
the assistance of many teachers for the National Energy Education Development
Project.
They are in pdf format, so
you'll need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view
them. Once you've opened them,
you can even print them in
the same format as they appear
on the web site.
Solar Power Guides
The Primary Solar Energy Teacher Guide and the Primary Solar Energy Student
Guide help K-3 educators teach young students about solar energy. Kits are
also available on http://www.need.org/curriculum.php.
The Intermediate Solar Energy Teacher Guide and the Intermediate Solar Energy
Student Guide help 4-8 teachers and students learn about solar energy. Kits
are available from the NEED Catalog.
Environmental
effects
If you'd like to learn more about how different forms of energy can affect
the country's environment and what actions are taken to protect it, check here.
Fuel
cells – another way
to generate electricity
Solar panels are great at making electricity when the sun is shining, but we
use electricity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — even at night or when
the sun is hidden behind thick, dark rain clouds. We can and do use batteries
to store the energy from the sun, but there's another way to make electricity
that's getting a lot of attention right now — fuel cells.
Additional
links
For additional information on related topics, we have put together a list of
links to other web sites that may be of interest to you.
