Resources

K-8 Printable Maps

• Wind Power Potential
• Biomass Generation Potential
• Hydro Power Potential
• Hydro Power (non-powered dams) Potential
• Geothermal Power Potential
• Solar Power Potential

K-8 Activities

• Renewable Energy Living Lab: Energy Experts
• Renewable Energy Living Lab: Power Your School
• Renewable Energy Living Lab: Energy Priorities
• Renewable Energy Living Lab: Smart Solar

9-12 Activities

• Renewable Energy Living Lab: Exploring Regional Resources
• Renewable Energy Living Lab: The Bright Idea

Links

General

• Renewable Energy Encyclopedia - Institute for Energy Research
• US Energy Information Administration, Energy Kids page
• NREL Renewable Energy Introduction
• National Energy Education Development Project
• NREL resource potential maps for US and specific states
• NREL data visualization, GIS, mapping

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Hydro

• US Department of Energy, Description of Hydropower
• How Hydropower Plants Work, From How Stuff Works
• Learn More About Hydopower in your state

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Wind

• About Offshore Wind Energy
• NREL About Wind Energy Video and Information
• Energy Savers: Wind Turbine Animation
• Offshore Wind Farm and Power Station
• Parts of a Turbine
• Classes of Wind Power Density

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Solar

• Solar power basics video by DOE
• Solar energy basics and uses by NREL
• How photovoltaic systems work by NASA
• Plug in your location to NREL's PVWatts® Calculator
• Video on concentrated solar power (CSP)
• Photovoltaic solar power

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Geothermal

• Basics from EIA
• Nice graphic of geothermal plant, more basics
• Animation of well drilling and conversion
• Walkthrough of geothermal cycle
• Types of geothermal plants

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Biomass

• Biomass Basics from NREL
• Biomass Video that shows many different uses of biomass for energy
• Biomass Video showing how liquid fuels are made from NREL
• Biomass Basics from EIA
• Biomass Static Maps from NREL