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| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and YouAn Investigation of Wind Power as an Energy Resource in Pennsylvania |
6-8 |
Lesson Plan |
Bear Creek Wind Farm TourIn this interactive, a construction project manager explains the process of constructing a wind farm, its challenges and benefits. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
The Biomass Balancing ActAn investigation of biomass as a sustainable energy resource. |
6-8 |
Lesson Plan |
Center for Sustainability at Penn State University: Energy SystemIn this video an engineering design professor explains three power systems for a homestead at the Center for Sustainability at Penn State. |
9-12 |
Video |
Center for Sustainability at Penn State University TourIn this Flash interactive a guide to the Hybrid Homestead introduces the concept of ecological footprint or how big an impact humans make on the ecosystem. We visit a yurt, kitchen, bathroom, and greenhouse designed to reduce human energy needs. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Food or Fuel?The Chemistry and Efficiency of Producing Biodiesel |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
History of Pennsylvania Energy through the 20th CenturyThis video defines the sun as the first source of energy in Pennsylvania. Since prehistoric times, energy has defined Pennsylvania's story. Wood fires, lumber, fossil fuels, nuclear power, biomass, windmills and solar panels have all played a part. |
6-12 |
Video |
Managing Your Energy BudgetAn Ecological Footprint Assessment |
6-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Maximum Power PointThe Principles of Optimizing Photovoltaic Cell Power Output |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Penn State University Combustion Lab TourIn this video, a fuels science professor tours a Combustion Lab where a team is investigating renewable, advanced and clean burning fuels. Overall, the researchers are interested in power, emissions, and performance. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Pennsylvania Energy: BiomassMany potential, renewable sources of biomass energy exist in Pennsylvania, especially on farms. This video profiles various facilities that make biomass energy, including biodiesel fuel. Biomass energy is important to the economy and the food supply. |
6-8 |
Video |
Pennsylvania Energy: Energy from the SunIn this video, an engineering design professor explains that solar energy can convert to heat, heat hot water, or convert to electricity. The video details how solar energy in a school and a prison decrease their energy consumption. |
9-12 |
Video |
Pennsylvania Energy: WindThis video suggests wind along the ridges of Pennsylvania could provide as much as 25% of the state's electricity while avoiding the creation of tons of CO2; the price for energy from a clean source like wind will come down as the demand goes up. |
9-12 |
Video |
PhotovoltaicsThis animation shows how photovoltaic panels and their solar cells capture sunlight's energy and create electricity. Solar cells are designed to free electrons from absorbed photons with a positive and a negative layer that create an electric field. |
9-12 |
Video |
Running on RenewablesUtilizing HOMER: Modeling Software for Hybrid Electric Power Systems |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Siting Wind PowerWind Power Curves and Community Considerations |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Solar CookingWarming Up to the Properties of Solar Radiation and Its Uses in Our Homes |
6-8 |
Lesson Plan |
Solar RacingThe Design, Construction and Evaluation of a Solar-Powered Car |
6-8 |
Lesson Plan |
Spotlight on Photovoltaics and Fuel CellsA Web-based Study and Comparison |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Thinking about EnergyA survey of students’ understandings of energy resources in Pennsylvania |
6-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Wind StoryThe flash animations present the characteristics of wind power as a source of clean energy and allows the viewer to examine how a modern wind turbine works by pausing and clicking on its components. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
