Nuclear Energy Basics
Why can’t you just turn a nuclear reactor off?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Energy
Grades: 11-12
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
How do LEDs compare to earlier lighting technologies?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Energy use at Home
Topics: Efficiency, Electricity, and Energy
Grades: 8-10
Energy and Power
Energy and power are two related but distinct concepts. Why do the media confuse them so frequently?
Themes: Climate, Electricity Generation, Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, Non-renewable and non-clean energy, Renewable and Clean Energy, and Transportation
Topics: Climate, Conservation, Electricity, and Energy
Grades: 11-12
Energy Cost of Transport
How much energy does it take to move a person or a tonne of freight from A to B?
Themes: Animals, Energy and Environment, Human Body, and Transportation
Topics: Electricity, Energy, and Forces
Grades: 11-12
Heat Balance in the Human Body
How much energy does our body use? How do we keep cool when it is really hot out? Can we justify eating more when studying?
Themes: Biology & Medicine, Energy use at Home, and Human Body
Topics: Biophysics, Efficiency, and Energy
Grades: 11-12
Fossil Fuels for Transport
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, and Non-renewable and non-clean energy
Topics: Climate and Energy
Grades: 11-12
Energy Use in Vehicles
How much energy does it take to drive from A to B?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Transportation
Topics: Efficiency and Energy
Grades: 11-12
What do I (we) do about my (our) carbon footprint?
A very frequent question asked by students after learning about climate change is “But what can I (we) do about it?”. Here are some ideas, all of which have benefits in addition to reducing greenhouse gases, and so are worth considering even if you reject the idea of anthropogenic global warming completely.
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, Non-renewable and non-clean energy, Renewable and Clean Energy, and Transportation
Topics: Climate, Conservation, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10