This web page, authored by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, is a teacher's guide for an activity on energy transfer through radiation. Students investigate the relative absorption of light energy by...

This demonstration provides an aesthetic way to view convection currents in fluids. Water warmed by an electric circuit mixes with the surrounding cooler water creating turbulence effects that bend light; the resulting...

This demonstration uses everyday foodstuffs such as soup to explain convection to students. In addition, the site contains a small collection of videos depicting the process of convection.

This is the second part of a two-part exercise in which students perform an audit and analysis of energy consumption in their homes. In this part, students will estimate the amount of energy they use in their homes and...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of solar ovens. In this lesson, students will learn how "thermal energy flows from the hot air to the cold water via...