Wave Power – A Simple Analysis
How much power can we extract from ocean waves?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Energy and sustainability
Grades: 11-12
Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculations
How much Chemistry and Biology do you need to understand to estimate energy and greenhouse gas production? Very little.
Themes: Non-renewable and non-clean energy
Topics: Climate, Energy, and Science Literacy
Grades: 11-12
Simple Earth Climate Model: Single-Layer Imperfect Greenhouse Atmosphere
Why does the emission of carbon dioxide influence our climate?
Themes: Climate and Energy and Environment
Topics: Climate, Materials, and Planetary Science
Grades: 11-12
Thermal Radiation
All bodies emit radiation. So why don’t we all shine in the dark?
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, and Energy use at Home
Topics: Climate and Energy
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
The Jevons Paradox
Increasing energy efficiency won’t save us.
Themes: Energy and Environment
Topics: Conservation, Efficiency, and Energy
Grades: 11-12
Energy Replacement
Themes: Electricity Generation, Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, Renewable and Clean Energy, and Transportation
Topics: Conservation, Electricity, Energy, and Forces
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Heating (and Cooling) Buildings
Themes: Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, and Non-renewable and non-clean energy
Topics: Electricity, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Food as Energy
Themes: Animals, Human Body, and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Biophysics, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Radiation dose
I heard milk is radioactive. Should I worry?
Themes: Energy and Environment, Human Body, Non-renewable and non-clean energy, and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Energy and Nuclear Physics
Grades: 11-12
A Simple Approach to the Energy Cost of Flying
It takes energy to fly. How much?
Themes: Climate and Energy and Environment
Topics: Climate, Efficiency, and Energy
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10