Energy



** __Questions__ ** (Highlight area below questions for for answer...)

Energy is the ability to do work. There are many different types of energy
 * What is energy?**

Kinetic(movement), Potential(stored), thermal(heat), chemical(food), solar(light), electric(charged atoms), sound(moving molecules), Nuclear(Nuclear reactions),
 * How many Different types of energy can you name?**

**__Activities__**

** Fossil Fuels **
Fossil Fuels- Click here to go to a website to learn about fossil fuels. Open this worksheet and answer the questions as you read.

Renewable vs. Non-renewable Energy
Renewable vs. Non-renewable video - A nice video explaining the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy Renewable vs. Non-renewable activity- Do you know the difference between renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources? Give this a try! Renewable vs. Non-renewable card game-Another chance to see if you know the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources. Good luck!

**Greenhouse Effect**
Greenhouse Animation - A pretty neat animation explaining the greenhouse effect Greenhouse Effect- An interactive diagram Greenhouse Effect #1-Explanation of the Greenhouse effect and questions about it. Greenhouse Effect #2 - More details and information on the greenhouse effect

**Carbon Footprint**
What is a carbon footprint?-Did you know you have a Carbon Footprint? - (Why should you care?) Carbon Footprint Calculator-Calculate and figure out how to change your carbon footprint. Open this worksheet and answer the questions as you read.

Alternative Energy Project
Energy Sources Card Quiz-Do you know all the different forms of energy and where they come from? Here's your chance to prove it! [|Energy Source Matching]-Another chance to show what you know about different sources of energy.

Renewable Energy Videos
