Earth’s Energy Budget

Journal Article | August 2018

Unpacking the relationship between energy and temperature to understand climate change

Policy, Literacy, and Energy

Journal Article | February 2015

A yearlong project to engage physics students with national energy policy.

The Energy—Culture Connection

Journal Article | February 2000

Understanding other cultures provides students with a global identification, which allows them to see how our nation fits into the world society. When advances in science are incorporated into multicultural lessons,…

Intellectual Energy Flow

Journal Article | October 2005

Exploring New Environments, a half-day workshop developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Program, takes an interdisciplinary approach to teacher professional…

Students for Sustainable Energy

Journal Article | March 2010

At Montpelier High School (MHS) in Vermont, students are accustomed to making changes in their school and community. Over the last six years, MHS students have participated in the Annual Winooski River Cleanup Project,…

Energy Underground: Studying matter and energy processes within caves

Journal Article | January 2003

Students observe underground caverns and discover that matter recycling occurs on many levels and is directly related to the amount of energy present during the exchange process. The author describes an integrated…

Teaching Through Trade Books: How Plants Use Energy to Grow

Journal Article | August 2019

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature.