Energy (EL) Kids Korner - What's It All About? Acknowledgements Kids Korner is made possible by the creative, talented and dedicated team consisting of the following: Valerie Williams Valerie Williams, Apogee’s Art Director and Lead Artist is the creator and artistic talent behind Kids Korner.
In the late 90s, after producing hundreds of illustrations and animations for Apogee online courses and Internet content over the years, it occurred to Valerie that these expensive art elements could be re-purposed for communicating complicated energy concepts to children. Encouraged by the enthusiastic reaction she received from our utility customers, Valerie undertook the design and began the curriculum development of what has become one of the most elaborate and comprehensive energy education sites around. Margaret M. Margaret M. Michael Overstreet, Product Manager Michael Overstreet is Apogee’s Kids Korner Product Manager and the mastermind of the site’s programming and navigational design. Susan Gilbert, Curriculum Development. The Energy Story - Chapter 1: Energy - What Is It? Energy causes things to happen around us.
Look out the window. During the day, the sun gives out light and heat energy. At night, street lamps use electrical energy to light our way. When a car drives by, it is being powered by gasoline, a type of stored energy. The food we eat contains energy. We learned the definition of energy in the introduction: "Energy Is the Ability to Do Work. " Energy can be found in a number of different forms. Stored and Moving Energy Energy makes everything happen and can be divided into two types: Stored energy is called potential energy. With a pencil, try this example to know the two types of energy. Put the pencil at the edge of the desk and push it off to the floor. Now, pick up the pencil and put it back on the desk. How Do We Measure Energy? Energy is measured in many ways. One of the basic measuring blocks is called a Btu.
Btu is the amount of heat energy it takes to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit, at sea level. Energy Education Resources - BOOKS & OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL. Books, other documents and links listed below do not cover all the books on energy -- there are literally thousands.
Nor does any mention of a book mean that we recommend it. See our "Top Picks" page for Energy Quest book recommendations. You may want to go to your library or bookstore to see if they have these books. Or you can write the publisher. If you know of other books on energy for children, please let us know by sending an e-mail to: webmaster@energy.state.ca.us Note: Some documents listed here are Adobe Acrobat PDF files and can be downloaded using your computer.
You will need the free Acrobat Reader software available from Acrobat Systems Incorporated to download, navigate and print these documents. Energy Commission Renewable Energy Coloring Book Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 24 pages, 7.2 MB - Note: because of size, right click the link to download [option click on a Mac], October 2007.) Description: This coloring book is geared for elementary school level children. U.S. Power Up! Energy and kids. Energy Kids - Elementary.