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Education:

The ABC's of Energy Education

Interactive tutorial on energy production, transformation and transportation. Includes tools for students and teachers.

http://www.tampaelectric.com/TECMEducation.cfm

Alliance to Save Energy (ASE): Educators

Promotes energy efficiency worldwide for economy, environment and security. Offers K-12 lesson plans, energy saving tips and resource links to other educational supportive information.

http://www.ase.org/

Arizona Solar Center

A comprehensive site that explores various solar technologies and their uses in Arizona. Educational section for students and teachers includes lesson modules, book recommendations and free video downloads.

http://www.azsolarcenter.com/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Ben Wiens Energy Science Infosite

Web-books, papers, articles and links about energy science and technology. Written for laypeople as well as scientists it covers theories, applications, conservation, physics, chemistry and biology.

http://www.benwiens.com/

Centre for Energy

Portal for Canadian energy matters. Provides information, statistics, games, educational materials and supporting curriculums for energy and energy-related issues.

http://www.centreforenergy.com/

The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)

Comprehensive and well designed education materials for nursery school through adult education. Organized as a teaching curriculum for education in sustainable development.

http://www.cse.org.uk/

Chicago Solar Partnership

Interactive on-line learning tools and curriculums for environmental technology education. Promotes community use of photovoltaic systems as an alternative energy source.

http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.com/

Classroom Energy

The American Petroleum Institute's website offers teachers and students with multi-media interactive tools and games to understand energy and how it effects all of our lives.

http://www.classroom-energy.com/

DOE - EERE: Kids - Dr. E's Energy Lab

Kid friendly interface to DOE Renewable Energy educational materials. Has unique educational links plus links to the main DOE - EERE educational material.

http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/

DOE - Fossil Energy

Coal, Oil and Natural Gas Energy education material for elementary and junior high students. Also offer fellowship, intern and research grant programs.

http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/

EIA: Energy Education Resources

EIA provides students, educators, and other information users a list of generally available free or low-cost energy-related educational materials.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/eer/kiddietoc.html

Education

Factoids from the textbook "Energy" by Gordon Aubrecht

http://www-physics.mps.ohio-state.edu/~aubrecht/energy.html

Energy Quest

California Energy Commission's energy and environmental education site for students, parents and teachers. Includes information, questions and answers, projects, and other resources.

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/

Energy Tutorial

Tutorial on energy production and transformation, addressing technical and ecological aspects.

http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/EnergyTutorial/index.html

EnergyTeachers.org

Offers help to teachers interested in teaching about energy production and use. Includes useful links sorted by topic and teacher goals along with relevant news links.

http://www.energyteachers.org

Ergon EnergyEd

An interactive, multi-media energy education website for school students. You can take a Virtual Reality tour of different types of power stations, watch videos, take an on-line quiz, do experiments, or participate in regular events like competitions, chats and field trips.

http://www.ergon.com.au/_inc/detect_flash.asp?url=/energyed/Default.asp

Free Sun Power

Information on how solar power systems work with descriptions of all of the individual components that make up the integrated system.

http://www.freesunpower.com

FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program

Reviews of environmentally friendly transportation technologies supported by the U.S. DOE Office of Transportation Technologies. Includes supporting information resources, financial opportunities, and college-level education activities.

http://www.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/index.shtml

LearnAboutEnergy.org

A comprehensive site about energy and energy education, this site contains resources for both students and teachers including games, discussions, and monthly focuses.

http://www.learnaboutenergy.org/

Major Energy Generation Technologies in the U.S. National Energy Policy

Educational resource that covers major energy generation technologies, addressing fossil fuel, fuel cell, nuclear, and renewable sources.

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~meshkati/fea03.html

National Energy Foundation (NEF)

Promotes, and provides resources for, education related primarily to energy, water, natural resources, science and math, technology, conservation and the environment.

http://www.nef1.org/

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Education

Education programs and resources related to science and energy spanning K-12, undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and teacher levels.

http://www.nrel.gov/education/

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Learning

Provides information about renewable energy, energy efficiency practices, delivery and storage technologies, applications and student resources.

http://www.nrel.gov/learning/

NEED - National Education Energy Development

Promotes energy awareness through education and networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders. Energy education programs and resources.

http://www.need.org

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

Educational programs and resources (many free and downloadable) for K-12 teachers and students on negative impacts of energy use, and possible solutions.

http://www.nesea.org/education

Plugging into the Sun

Educational resource provider, aiming to promote efficient and sustainable energy use.

http://www.pluggingintothesun.org.uk/

Power Kids

Information, experiments, games, and other educational resources related to renewable energy and the future of energy. From Milton Hydro, Ontario, Canada.

http://www.miltonhydro.com/main.php?section=community&sub1=powerkids

Re-Energy.ca: A Renewable Energy Project Kit

Information for teachers and students on renewable energy: solar power, wind energy, water power and biomass energy. Areas have background information, lesson plans, project plans, posters and relevant links.

http://www.re-energy.ca/

Sol Ideas Technology Development

Learn how to build your very own nanocrystalline dye-senitized solar cell.

http://www.solideas.com/

Solar Energy International

Classroom and hands-on education for practical applications in solar power, wind power, water power, and energy efficient building designs. Also offers energy awareness through youth camps and in-school activities.

http://www.solarenergy.org/

Solar Hydrogen Systems

Provides educational kits and bench-scale equipment incorporating hydrogen and chemical fuel cells and electrolyzers. Overview of products and prices.

http://www.solarhydrogensystems.com/

The Solar School

Uses characters to educate how global warming works, how humans contribute to it and what we can do to reduce our impacts on it including use of solar energy.

http://network.ee.unsw.edu.au/~solar/index.html

Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)

KEEP's mission is to initiate and facilitate the development, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of energy education programs within Wisconsin schools. Includes activity guides, curriculum materials, inservice information, links and publications for teachers.

http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/