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Listed below are a variety of Energy Study Sheets and Classroom Activities that will aid you in introducing middle school students to different energy sources and basic energy concepts. These resources are presented as PDF files which are easily printable for classroom use. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print them. If you don't have it click here for a free copy of the latest version.

Study Sheets
Introduction To Energy - Topics include: Potential Energy; Kinetic Energy; Energy Transformations; Efficiency of Power Plants; Measuring Energy.	Download this document 252K, 4 Pages
Petroleum - Topics include: History of Oil; Producing Oil; Petroleum Products; Petroleum Use; Top Oil Producing Countries; Offshore Oil Reserves; Oil Prices.	Download this document 280K, 4 Pages
Natural Gas - History of Natural Gas; Producing Natural Gas; Transporting and Storing Natural Gas; Natural Gas Use; Measuring Natural Gas; Natural Gas in the Future.	Download this document 272K, 4 Pages
Propane - Topics include: History of Propane; Producing Propane; Transporting Propane; How Propane is Used; Propane Consumption; Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel.	Download this document 288K, 4 Pages
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Class Room Activities
Downloadable Energy Graphics - Students can use these graphics to prepare and make presentations on the ten major energy soruces.
The Carbon Cycle and Coal graphics	Download this document 756K, 5 Pages
Geothermal and Hydropower graphics	Download this document 544K, 5 Pages
Natural Gas and Petroleum graphics	Download this document 700K, 5 Pages
Propane and Solar graphics	Download this document 404K, 4 Pages
Uranium and Wind graphics	Download this document 716K, 4 Pages
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Other Activities - Games and icebreakers to introduce and reinforce energy concepts and information.
Electric Connections	Download this document 24K, 3 Pages
This Week in Energy Conservation - Students become reporters	Download this document 32K, 4 Pages
America's Most Wanted Energy Wasters	Download this document 20K, 1 Page
Energy Bingo	Download this document 32K, 3 Pages
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These resources are produced by the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED). The mission of NEED is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided education programs. NEED serves as the energy education component of NOIA's Public Affairs Action Plan. For more information contact the NEED Project at http://www.need.org.