Energy, Environment, and Health

Appendix B: Further Resources and Readings for Students and Teachers

Websites for Basic Energy Physics & Energy Resources Background Information:

http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/energy_physics_primer.htm

- Basics on energy in a conceptually deep but mathematically simple way

http://www.energyeducation.tx.gov/energy/section_1/topics/index.html

- Very accessible language, investigations/activities, web resources

http://www.eia.gov/kids/index.cfm

- Using and saving energy, history of energy, games and activities

Just for fun… may be used for catching interest & intro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7lCkQV7GEE&feature=related

- made by students, incorporates music and pop culture references

Organizations:

ACE Alliance for Climate Education

Alliance to Save Enegry

Energy Quest Room

NC4K

Captain Planet

Eco Kids

EERE Kids

PG&E

Union of Concerned Scientists

Government Reports:

International Energy Outlook 2011

http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/ieo/

IEA Energy Statistics Manual

www.iea.org/stats/docs/statistics_manual.pdf

Information on Renewable Energy Resources in general:

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/people/a_energy.html

http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/

Go back and find original source (NO WIKIs)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_energy_source

Fossil fuels:

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter08.html

http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/

Amount of energy used in California and USA and the World:

http://www.grida.no/graphicslib/detail/trends-in-energy-consumption_2a09

www.careenergy.com

*Click on powering America

*Click on State Profiles and Select California

http://bbhhive.com/2010/08/the-average-americans-annual-energy-consumption/

The Story of Stuff 20 minute video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM

Soylent Green – Science fiction plot that depicts challenges of an over-populated world

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/plotsummary

E-book & Article Links

Integration of Alternative Sources of Energy

By Felix A. Farret, M. Godoy Simões

http://books.google.com/books?id=a8BJ3zYYd3MC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false

Population Peril, LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-mct-editorial-population-peril-20120817,0,636718.story

Energy Conservation in Schools:

Resources: Energy Saving Tips for Schools, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

http://energy.ky.gov/resources/Pages/TipsforSchool.aspx

More information can be found at the Alliance to Save Energy's Green Schools Web site.

Schools: An Overview of Energy Use and Energy Efficiency Opportunities

http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/challenge/learn_more/Schools.pdf, provides resources and strategies for approaching schools and districts to adopt changes…

Fact Sheet: Saving Energy in Schools

http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/library/energy_use.html, offers tips on what kids can do and what schools can do…

Related Fact Sheets

Solar Energy in Schools

Schools, Lighting and Daylight

For more information The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's kids page

The EERE's Energy Information for your School

Calif. Energy Commission's education page

The Appliance Olympics

Power$mart: Easy Tips to Save Money and the Planet

Print Texts and Publications:

Kruger, Paul. Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy

Discover Magazine issues for student reading: September 2009, December 2009, May 2010, June 2010, October 2010, January/February 2011, and January/February 2012

Smithsonian Magazine, Special 40 ^th Anniversary Issue

Nature Conservancy Magazine, Autumn 2009

Graphs and Data:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/7-billion; this consumption cartogram and other interactive graphic material can be found in National Geographic's exploration of what the growing world population will look like and the challenges that will be faced.

2004_Worldwide_Energy_Sources_graph.png for historical comparisons…

Breakdown of the remaining 57 ZJ of oil on the planet. Annual oil consumption was 0.17 ZJ in 2004, Author: Frank van Mierlo (source image), Scott Nazelrod (SVG)

World population from 1800 to 2100, based on UN 2010 projections and US Census Bureau historical estimates.}} |Source =based on file:World-Population-1800-2100.png,

World human population (est.) 10,000 BC–2000 AD; The data is from the "lower" estimates at census.gov.

- United Nations, 1999, The World at Six Billion, Table 1, "World Population From" Year 0 to Stabilization, p. 5, http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/sixbillion/sixbilpart1.pdf

- U.S. Census Bureau (USCB), 2008, "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050", Data updated 12-15-2008, http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpop.html

BP Statistical Review of World Energy