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This Electricity FAQ page from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding electricity consumption in the United States. Questions range from "Can customers choose their electricity supplier?" to "Does EIA have maps or information on the...

This instruction resources page from the Environmental Literacy and Inquiry Working Group at Lehigh University accompanies their Energy curriculum, which focuses on the world's energy resources. It includes links to spreadsheets, My World GIS Files, Google Earth KML files, videos, supplemental...

This lesson from the STEM Action Center - Utah provides physical science activities that explore the structure and properties of matter, as well as chemical reactions. Activities includes a guar gum slime recipe, elephant toothpaste recipe, balloon rise activity, and snow activity. Required...

This reference sheet, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network provides a valuable physical science reference sheet for high school students. Definition of terms, diagrams, abbreviations, mathematical notations, the periodic table, and other useful information is provided in...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces students to the concepts of scale and magnification using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of a Blue Morpho butterfly wing. If educators do not have access to an SEM, images is included with the activity....

This 36-page landsat activity was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is intended "to enable students to analyze land cover change." This activity will help students "... grasp the extent, significance, and consequences of land cover change; and to introduce them to...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces the concept of water purity. In this activity, students will test a sample of water collected from a local water supply and test its purity and evaluate its safety for consumption by looking for pollutants....

This page from the U.S. Department of Energy's WINDExchange Program provides curricula and teaching materials about wind energy for elementary, middle, and high school students. Some featured links include the 4-H Group's Wind Curriculum, which includes a youth guide, a facilitators guide, and...