Energy and Fuels Unit
Download the lab or project sheets (click on appropriate link) in PDF* format and print them to record your answers.
- Lesson 1: Energy from Fossil Fuels review worksheet
- Lesson 2: Nuclear Energy review worksheet
- Lesson 3: Solar Energy review worksheet
- Lesson 4: Hydroelectric Energy review worksheet
- Lesson 5: Other Sources of Energy review worksheet
- Wind Energy Pinwheel lab sheet
- Postcard to the Kansas Governor project
- Solar House model project
Unit study guides (blank) are available:
- Energy Resources study guide *use this to practice!
- Classify and Categorize Energy Sources
Investigate further with these websites:
- StudyJams: Fossil Fuels slide show & "test yourself"
- StudyJams: Renewable Fuels slide show & "test yourself"
- Energy and the Environment from the Children's University of Manchester in the United Kingdom
- Energy Kids: Energy Sources from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Brief video of Kansas wind turbines.
- Lengthy video debating the use of wind turbines.
- Energy Production explanation from Hong Kong (play the game on this site to label and learn more about the parts of a coal-fired power plant)