Grade 6 - Ms. Stolitza Emerson School

Middle School Pathfinders Emerson LRC Lakewood City Schools Lakewood Public Library

Energy Quest	Start with the Energy Story, a good introduction with chapters on geothermal, hydro & oceanic, nuclear, solar, and wind.
Energynet	An introduction to energy awareness and technology.
The National Renewable Energy Lab	Check out: Clean Energy Basics; Center for Renewable Energy Resources.
REPP	Information on the various types of energy from the Renewable Energy Policy Program
U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network	Lots of information here! Learning About Renewable Energy is a good introduction to the topic. There's seriously good information lurking in Kids' Stuff. Look at Biofuels: ABCs of Biofuels.
Planet Energy	Provides renewable energy information for students. From the United Kingdom Dept. of Trade and Industry.
Renewable Energies	Wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. From the French electric company.
Wind in a Minute	Wind facts from the National Wind Technology Center. Includes maps that show wind potential in various areas. You can also "tour" the site and learn more about turbines.
Solar School	An educational site from Australia.
Solar Matters	A science unit from the Florida Solar Energy Center (in the Sunshine state).
Solar Map of the U.S.	A chart with the average daily solar radiation from Home Power Magazine.
Geothermal Education Office	A great source of information about geothermal energy and its use around the world.
Nuclear Energy Institute	The positive side of nuclear energy, with basics and background of this energy source. To learn about the dangers of nuclear power and radioactive waste, see Nuclear Information & Resource Service.
Virtual Nuclear Tourist	In addition to nuclear, see the section with Comparisons of Various Energy Sources.
Fusion Basics	Will this be the energy source of the future?
Research Databases (Outside the Library OPLIN databases require an Ohio public library card for access.)	Search for your energy topics in this database.