Annotated Bibliography 1.

Alliant Energy Kids Wind Power is a website that offers very useful and kid friendly information on wind. It describes how wind energy and wind turbine work and gives activities for students to do to use their new found knowledge of wind. It is relevant because wind power is an eco-friendly energy source that is becoming more popular and may eventually be very preeminent in young students lives. It is used to inform students on the power of wind and what it is capable of. Alliant Energy Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Wind Power: http://www.alliantenergykids.com/EnergyandTheEnvironment/RenewableEnergy/ 022397 2. Alliant Energy Kids Energy Smart House is a game that students can play that shows them a picture and asks them to find three ways people waste energy and two ways people save energy. It also shows that planting a tree in front of a house will help to shade it from the hot sun and help to produce more oxygen. It is relevant because it shows students specific ways that energy is wasted and saved. It is used to help students become more aware of how they are using energy. Alliant Energy Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved 15 2013, 12, from Energy-Smart House : http://www.alliantenergykids.com/FunandGames/OnlineGames/007004 3. Alliant Energy Kids Power Check is a game that gives students facts about renewable energy. It is a virtual card game that asks a question about renewable energy and when students click on the card it flips it over giving them the answer. It is relevant because

renewable energy is a topic that is very popular in our world today and it is important that our students, who our future generation, are informed on it. Alliant Energy Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Fun and Games: http://www.alliantenergykids.com/FunandGames/OnlineGames/KIDS_GAME_P OWER_CHECK 4. Lets Study the Sun is a website that has multiple different types of information on the sun and activities that can be done in the classroom. It is broken down into six different sections, with each section giving new information about the sun. It is relevant because solar power is becoming increasingly popular in our world today. Because of this, it is important for students to understand and know how it works. This website is used by informing teachers how they can teach on solar power. Classroom Curricula/Projects. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Let's Study the Sun!: http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/4_6/Study_Sun/study_the_Sun.htm

5. Energy Kids - Elementary Lesson Plans offers teachers a variety of lesson plans for grades 4-7. All lesson plans are based on energy and also include lesson plans that focus on one particular type of energy. It is relevant because as teachers we need to be incorporating sustainability topics into our classroom and this website gives a very easy way for teachers to do that. It is used as a resource for teachers to incorporate energy topics into their teaching. Energy Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Lesson Plans Elementary :

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=activities_elementary

6. Energy Kids Geothermal is a website that gives information on what exactly geothermal energy is, where it is found, how it is used, and the different types of geothermal energy. It is relevant because it informs teachers, in a user friendly and easy to understand way, what geothermal energy is which enables them to teach on it. It is used by teachers to learn about geothermal energy. Energy Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Geothermal: http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=geothermal_home-basics

7. Energy Quest Resources for teachers and parents is a site that gives multiple different ways that both parents and teachers can inform children on energy. It is relevant because energy is something everyone uses every day without even thinking. With this resource, teachers and parents can help students become more aware of their energy usage. It is used as a tool to help teach students learn about the importance of energy. Energy Quest . (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Resources for teachers and parents : http://energyquest.ca.gov/teachers_resources/index.html

8. Energy Star is a website that informs students on all of the ways that they can conserve energy. It does this through giving kid friendly and visually appealing facts on energy. It

is relevant because even the simple things like shutting off a light can help conserve energy. It is used to inform students how they can help make a difference. Energy Star. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index

9. Green Energy Ohio Charles F. Brush is website that gives information on Charles Brush, the inventor of the wind turbine. It is relevant because wind turbines are a form of renewable energy and it is important to know the history of them. It is used by informing readers on Charles Brush through factual information on his invention. Green Energy Ohio. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Charles F. Brush: http://www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pageId=341

10. Green Mountain Energy Hydro Energy is a website that explains how hydro energy works and gives fun facts about hydro energy. It is relevant because it is a form of renewable energy that is not as commonly known, so while teaching it is crucial that we have as much information on it as possible. It is used by giving useful facts on hydro energy that are easy to understand. Green Mountain Energy . (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Hydro Energy: http://www.greenmountain.com/resources/enviro-kids/renewable-energy101/hydro-energy

11. Hope Project Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Panels is a website that shows the good and bad side of solar panels. It also has very informative pictures that show how solar panels work. It is relevant because many students may have houses with solar panels on them. It is used by informing the reader on solar panels. Hope Project. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Panels: http://www.hope-project.org/energy/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-solarpanels/

12. Kids and Energy Hydro Energy is a website that students can access to learn more about hydro energy. Through pictures and text this site explains what hydro energy is and how it is used. It is relevant because hydro energy is a form of energy that one day could power multiple different items. It is used by informing students on this type of energy. Kids and Energy. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Hydro Energy : http://www.kids.esdb.bg/hydro.html

13. Kids and Energy Geothermal Energy is a website that students can use to learn about geothermal energy. It describes what this type of energy is, how it is used, how it is captured, and the advantages of it. It is relevant because it a tool that students can use to learn about a type of energy that is not as poplar but still very powerful. It is used by taking a topic that can be complicated and making it kid-friendly and informative.

Kids and Energy. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Geothermal Energy: http://www.kids.esdb.bg/geothermal.html

14. Science Kids Energy facts is a website that offers facts on solar panels. It is relevant because it lists these facts very directly and simply. It is used to inform the reader on how exactly solar panels work. Science Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Energy Facts: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/solarpower.html

15. Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy is a video that informs the watcher all about energy. It is relevant because it teaches on energy by using everyday objects that students can relate to. It is used by teaching the students about the different types of energy. YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 15, 2013, from Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grI3BDSGEC4