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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and You An Investigation of Wind Power as an Energy Resource in Pennsylvania Collection Developed by: WPSU	6-8	Lesson Plan
Astronomy Theories This video segment from Swift: Eyes through Time deals with the advancement of science through changing existing ideas, refuting outdated theories, and incorporating new findings. Collection Developed by: WPSU	5-8	QuickTime Video
Bear Creek Wind Farm Tour Ed DeJarnette explains the process of constructing a wind farm; its challenges and benefits. Ed DeJarnette is the construction project manager at the Bear Creek Wind Farm in northeast PA. Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	Flash Interactive
The Biomass Balancing Act An investigation of biomass as a sustainable energy resource. Collection Developed by: WPSU	6-8	Lesson Plan
Capturing Renewable Energy Students investigate renewable energy sources and how to transition from an energy source to a usable, on-demand power source.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Chernobyl: What Really Happened? This text excerpted from Richard Rhodes' book, Nuclear Renewal and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site examines the causes of the Chernobyl accident.	6-12	HTML Document
CO₂ Concentrations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaiʻi This resource, adapted from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, provides a graph of monthly average carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration from 1958 to 2000 at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaiʻi.	6-12	PDF Document
Cooking Cookies with Solar Power In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, two solar cookers are tested against a control to see which can cook a "s'more" faster.	K-8	QuickTime Video
Designing Future Cities: Alternative Energy In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a class as they design a city of the future that will use solar, wind, and water power to fuel its economy.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Energy in a Roller Coaster Ride See potential energy convert to kinetic energy in this interactive activity from WGBH that shows a roller coaster in action.	3-12	Flash Interactive
Energy Production Students examine the role of energy in our daily lives and how we produce energy to power our cities, homes, and schools. The advantages and disadvantages of each energy source are also addressed.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Energy Sources This video segment illustrates a variety of energy sources used to generate electricity, some of which are in use and some of which are under exploration.	3-12	QuickTime Video
FAQs About Nuclear Power Nuclear physicist, Dr. Charles Till, answers questions about nuclear power in this interview from the FRONTLINE Web site.	6-12	HTML Document
Fission and Reprocessing: How They Work This video-enhanced document from the FRONTLINE Web site explains how nuclear fission and nuclear reprocessing work.	6-12	HTML Document
Fuel Cells In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, hydrogen fuel cell cars promise pollution-free driving, but will we see them anytime soon?	6-12	QuickTime Video
Fusion: The Hydrogen Bomb Just after World War II, nuclear scientists turned their attention from fission to fusion. This video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE looks at the beginnings of thermonuclear power generation.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Gamma-ray Burst Theories This video segment from Swift: Eyes through Time introduces and explains theories of the origin of gamma-ray bursts. Collection Developed by: WPSU	5-8	QuickTime Video
Get Close to a Nuclear Fission Reaction! Learn how scientists regulate a nuclear reactor in this animation-enhanced essay from the FRONTLINE Web site.	6-12	HTML Document
Global Warming and The Greenhouse Effect This video excerpt from Race to Save the Planet discusses the greenhouse effect and global warming.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Global Warming: Beyond Fossil Fuels Martin Hoffert, professor of physics at New York University, discusses global warming and alternative energies in this interview from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site.	6-12	HTML Document
Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE demonstrates the physical property of carbon dioxide that causes the greenhouse effect.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Global Warming: The Developing World This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the future of global warming as developing nations, including India and China, increase their need for energy.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Global Warming: The Hydrogen Car Is the hydrogen car the answer to global warming? This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the pros and cons of this developing technology.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Global Warming: The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE examines the greenhouse effect, its role in keeping Earth habitable, and the industrial changes that have led to an increase in the planet's average temperature.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Heat Transfer In this interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, learn how heat can be transferred in one of three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation.	5-8	Flash Interactive
History of Pennsylvania Energy through the 20th Century This video describes the history of Pennsylvania energy beginning with prehistoric times up through interest in renewable energy at the end of the twentieth century. Collection Developed by: WPSU	6-12	QuickTime Video
Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric Power How does a dam generate electricity and what are the environmental impacts of operating these mammoth structures? Find out in this video segment adapted from Building Big.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Nuclear Blast Footage These video clips from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site feature actual footage of thermonuclear blast testing done in the 1950s.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Nuclear Reaction: Fission This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Nuclear Reaction: Searching for Safety This text excerpted from Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology by Robert Pool and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site looks at the impact of nuclear power.	6-12	HTML Document
Nuclear Reaction: Three Mile Island This video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE examines the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Pennsylvania Energy: Biomass Biomass is defined as a biological activity that we can convert into energy. Many potential, renewable sources of biomass energy exist in Pennsylvania, especially on farms. The video explores the concept of sustainability and profiles various facilities that use biomass energy and how they make it, including biodiesel fuel. The importance of biomass energy to the economy and the food supply is emphasized. Collection Developed by: WPSU	6-8	QuickTime Video
Pennsylvania Energy: Energy from the Sun The video segment may be used to introduce the array of solar applications in Pennsylvania. Dr. Andrew Lau explains ways we can use solar energy by converting it to heat, heating hot water, or converting it to electricity. The video provides detailed examples of the benefits of the use of solar energy in a school and in a prison setting. Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	QuickTime Video
Pennsylvania Energy: Wind Coal produces much of the power in Pennsylvania, and an unwelcome byproduct: greenhouse gases that warm the planet. Wind power, increasingly available in Pennsylvania, is a clean alternative to coal. As more and larger institutions purchase wind power, an expert predicts the price of this clean energy will go down. Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	QuickTime Video
Photovoltaics Short animation on what happens in a solar cell on a micro-scale. Photons, tiny packets of energy, make up sunlight. Every minute enough of this energy reaches the earth to meet a year's worth of the earth's energy needs. Photovoltaic panels consist of many solar cells, made of materials like silicon, a commonly available element. How individual cells function is explained. Photovoltaic panels, made of these cells, can be designed to meet specific energy needs. Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	QuickTime Video
The Relationship Between Science and Technology Students will learn how technology can help scientists solve a problem. One of the challenges scientists face with any spacecraft is attitude control. Students will be introduced to the problem of attitude control in space and two different ways scientists address it. Collection Developed by: WPSU	5-8	Lesson Plan
Running on Renewables Utilizing HOMER: Modeling Software for Hybrid Electric Power Systems Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	Lesson Plan
Siting Wind Power Wind Power Curves and Community Considerations Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	Lesson Plan
Snapshot of US Energy Use This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at American energy consumption and the resulting production of greenhouse gases.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Solar Car In this video from DragonflyTV, follow the investigation of Isaac and Anjali as they record, measure, and analyze data about how the Sun's position in the sky affects a solar-powered car's speed.	4-8	QuickTime Video
Solar Racing The Design, Construction and Evaluation of a Solar-Powered Car Collection Developed by: WPSU	6-8	Lesson Plan
Spotlight on Photovoltaics and Fuel Cells A Web-based Study and Comparison Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	Lesson Plan
Steam Machine Explore NOVA Online's interactive steam engine and discover how this machine can convert heat to mechanical energy.	3-12	Shockwave Interactive
Theories This lesson will help the students understand that science theories change in the face of new evidence, but those changes can be slow in coming. Collection Developed by: WPSU	5-8	Lesson Plan
Thinking about Energy A survey of students’ understandings of energy resources in Pennsylvania Collection Developed by: WPSU	6-12	Lesson Plan
Three Mile Island: What Happened This interactive activity from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site looks at the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history.	6-12	Shockwave Interactive
Windmill Gallery This collection of still images features a variety of windmills and turbines.	K-12	Flash Image
Wind Story The 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. Collection Developed by: WPSU	9-12	Flash Interactive
Your Carbon Diet Find out how much energy you use and some ways to conserve in this interactive activity from the NOVA/FRONTLINE Web site.	3-12	Shockwave Interactive