Energy

• Aluminum–Air Battery (Exploratorium)
  Want to light up a Christmas tree bulb? You won't need an outlet. Make this homemade battery instead.
• Microwaving a Chocolate Bar (University of Waterloo)
  Get a ruler and some chocolate to consider the energy of your microwave and the speed of light.
• Celebrating Chemistry: Energy—It's Everywhere! (pdf)
  Build your own flashlight, make "water wire," and learn more about energy.
• Celebrating Chemistry: Energy—Now and Forever (pdf)
  Power a pinwheel with the sun, learn about turning sand into “$and,” and more.
• Energy Foundations for High School Chemistry
  What's energy? How do we use it? How can it change? Investigate these big ideas about energy.
• Soda Can Calorimeter (Flinn)
  An empty soda can doesn't have to be the end. Use it to measure the energy content of your snack food.

• NOVA Energy Lab (PBS)
  Analyze data, then design a renewable energy system for your city of the future.
• Heat—Energy Extraordinaire! (pdf)
  See what speedy molecules can do in this bubbly activity.
• Solar Oven S'mores (Steve Spangler)
  Cook up some s'mores—no fire required, just an empty pizza box.
• Dietary Calories (ChemEdX)
  Get students to think about the energy they ingest. Where in the ingredients label do the calories come from?
• Energy Balance (pdf)
  Analyze what you eat and do with this three-day energy tracker.
• Annual Radiation Dose Calculator (NRF)
  Radiation—what's your number? Calculate your annual dose, from things you can avoid to things you can't.

• Cow Power
  Don't waste that stinky waste! Use it to fuel up instead!
• Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet?
  The question is open for discussion. What do you think is in store for the future?
• How a No-Touch Thermometer Detects a Fever (NPR)
  These thermometers are getting a lot of use checking for fevers these days. How do they work?
• Understanding Heat Flow from a Coffee Cup (University of Waterloo)
  This high school student is a published chemistry author. What did he find out?
• Thermal Cameras in the Classroom (ChemEdX)
  This tool helps make invisible chemistry visible. See how this teacher uses it.
• Metabolic Marvels of Bear Hibernation - Part 2 (ChemEdX)
  Connect chemistry to bears' pre-winter chow down as they prepare for their long sleep.
• How Hot Is It? (Teacher Engineering)
  A thermometer appears so simple. What's the science inside and out?

• Powered by Poop and Pee? (Science News for Students)
  The fuel for this bio-bus has its origins in your toilet.
• Turning Coffee Waste into Cleaner Biofuels (Science Daily)
  Your daily cup of joe could not only power you, but your car.
• Carbon Nanotubes and Solar Efficiency (Popular Mechanics)
  Nanotubes may be able to give solar panels a huge boost. How?
• NEED Energy Infobooks (National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project)
  Coal, geothermal, natural gas, solar... This site is a who's who of the major energy players and their science, for all grade levels.
• How Does a Galileo Thermometer Work? (How Stuff Works)
  You might think it's just a colorful decoration or a science toy. The construction is trickier than you think.
• EIA Energy Kids (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
  What is energy? What sources have we been able to use over time? This website can get you started.
• My Favorite Small Research Project This Year (ChemEdX)
  Students combined a kiddie pool and a Styrofoam cooler to learn how your body burns energy.