Gluck, David H

A discussion of mechanical energy, looking at how energy can be transferred from one object to another to make something move, examining the states of mechanical energy, and including demonstrations.

An introduction to heat and chemical energy, discussing what heat energy is and where it comes from, looking at how heat energy relates to chemical energy, and including an experiment.

Explains what life was like before the discovery of electricity, describes the use of nonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal and oil during the Industrial Revolution, discusses increasing global energy consumption and ways of conserving energy, and shows how to make a solar-powered oven.

Explains what kinetic and potential energy are, showing how they are related and presenting real-life examples of how one is converted into another; and includes an experiment that teaches how to measure an object's kinetic energy and explores the effect of gravity on an object's potential energy.

Kids discover incredible power stored inside the tiny atom! The key concept is that huge amounts of energy can be released when the forces that hold the nucleus of an atom together are disturbed. That can happen through fission, the splitting of an atom's nucleus, or fusion, the combining of protons and neutrons from two different atoms. Pioneering scientists Lise Meitner and Marie Curie are introduced, and students learn how their research led to a greater understanding of the atom. Kids also learn that although nuclear energy is a clean, almost inexhaustible energy resource, there are safety issues that must be addressed.

Explains how energy moves from place to place and from object to object, discussing potential and kinetic energy and how energy transforms between these states. Uses bowling balls, rubber bands, divers, and snowboarders to demonstrate.

Joins a science class as it explores the movements of the human skeleton and uses live action, X rays, and medical footage to illustrate the action of muscles and the relationship of bone, ligament, joint, and tendon.

Learn the basics of 5 forms of energy: heat, mechanical, chemical, electromagnetic and nuclear. Also the concepts of potential and kinetic energy, renewable and non-renewable resources, work, conduction, convection and radiation. Hands-on demonstrations.

Classroom demonstrations, animation, and live-action footage illustrate the interactions of the sun, the earth, and its satellite (the moon). Students will find out about the relative sizes of the earth, sun, and moon, the difference between rotation and revolution, and the importance of gravity.

Learn the basics of 5 forms of energy: heat, mechanical, chemical, electromagnetic and nuclear. Also the concepts of potential and kinetic energy, renewable and non-renewable resources, work, conduction, convection and radiation. Hands-on demonstrations.