Teens (Students ages 14 and older)

Fossil Fuels (Oil, Gas, and Coal)

How Oil Drilling Works Howstuffworks.com
Describes drilling in nontechnical terminology, and includes graphics to explain processes and industry terms

Learning About Fossil Fuels US Department of Energy
Provides good explanations of coal, oil, and gas (the history, how they are produced, usage, etc.) and includes a section called “looking down an oil well”

Geothermal

Geothermal Technologies Program - Describes the US Department of Energy (DOE) geothermal energy program. Includes facts and news.

Facts about Geothermal Energy - Presents an Australian perspective on geothermal energy.

Geothermal Basics U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Learn about geothermal energy and enhanced geothermal systems. Learn about geothermal development history and look up geothermal terms in the glossary.

Geothermal Energy Facts Geothermal Education Office
An introduction to geothermal energy including its definition, how it works, how it is used, and where it is found.

Geothermal Heat Pumps U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Expains how a geothermal heat pump works with links to more in-depth information.

What is a Ground Source Heat Pump? International Ground Souce Heat Pump Association
Describes what a ground source heat pump is and how it works.

Nuclear Energy

ABC's of Nuclear Science - Nuclear Science Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Facts. An introduction to nuclear science including experiment ideas for chemistry and physics.

BBC Schools (UK): Energy and radioactivity / Electricity - interactive learning materials, fact sheets, tests and printable worksheets students can use on their own or in a classroom. Resources for review, peer tutoring, parents helping their children, and self-directed learners. Geared toward ages 11 and 16.

BBC Schools (UK): Radiation and matter / Nuclear reactions - Bite Size Revision section of the BBC Schools website targeting secondary students (ages 16+).

Control The Nuclear Power Plant (Sweden) - Teaches visually about nuclear power plants, featuring an interactive diagram and a Java applet that allow visitors to simulate controlling the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

European Nuclear Society - Offers glossary of nuclear terms, exhaustive, terrific for all ages, available also as downloadable PDF file and the info pool on nuclear topics exploring the energy uses of nuclear power, nuclear power plants, nuclear in the energy mix, and generation IV. Suitable for high school students.

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century: Nuclear Technologies - Contains detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators for each of 20 major engineering accomplishments of the 20th century. The section on Nuclear Technologies addresses the historical perspective and the regulatory side of the industry. Recommended for high school students.

INSC: Maps of Nuclear Power Reactors - Argonne's International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC) website features maps of power reactor locations worldwide. Includes information on power reactors only. Experimental reactors and other nuclear facilities are not included. Recommended to high school students and teachers.

MIT OpenCourseWare: Highlights for High School - Provided free, open source teaching and learning materials to high school teachers and students.

National Nuclear Data Center - The National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC) of Brookhaven National Laboratory collects, evaluates, and disseminates nuclear physics data for basic nuclear research and for applied nuclear technologies. Their interactive Chart of Nuclides is an excellent resource tool for high school teachers and students.

Nuclear Energy Institute - Science Club - Website maintained by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). The site features resources for students and teachers, including animations that explain the fundamental principles of nuclear energy.

Nucleonica.net (European Commission) - A nuclear science website developed at the Institute for Transuranium Elements (European Commission)for students and professionals. Provides web-based applications - dosimetry and shielding etc. Offers free educational resources (suitable for high school students.

nuclearinfo.net (Australia) - Information about nuclear power by a group of physicists from the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne in Australia. The information level is appropriate for high school students.

RSC Electronic Databook (UK) - Website aimed at secondary science students ages 11-16, and post-16 chemistry students and teachers. Databases that can be searched for a wide range of properties of elements and compounds, The site also includes important tools for physics such as emission line spectra and radioactive decay series.

Schoolphysics.co.uk (UK) - This is a website for both students and teachers of physics, whether studied as a single subject or as part of a combined science course.

The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) - is a DOE funded lab located in Virginia conducting basic research of the atom's nucleus at the quark level. The Science Education website provides resources for students and educators: lesson plans, hands-on activities, worksheets, reference materials Games and puzzles are also available.
The information level is suitable for high-school students.

Uranium Information Centre - Australian Uranium Association (Australia) - Funded by a group of Australian uranium mining companies, the Uranium Information Centre. An excellent resource on a range of issues concerning nuclear energy. Primarily suitable for high school students.

Oil and Gas

A Young Person’s Guide to Oil and Gas Energy Institute
Covers the basics, from how oil and gas are to the refining and delivery of gasoline, with drawings and clear explanations

Oil Market Basics US Energy Information Administration
Explains all segments of oil markets, from drilling and production to transportation, refining, and stocks, plus discusses prices with links to illustrations, charts, and graphs

What is Crude Oil? Chevron
Discusses crude oil from a historical perspective using text and a few graphic illustrations

Industry Statistics Society of Petroleum Engineers
Here’s where to look for different types of oil and gas industry statistics.

Glossary of Terms Society of Petroleum Engineers
Confused by oil and gas terminology? Find definitions and links to other glossaries that can enhance your understanding.

Unit Conversion Factors Society of Petroleum Engineers
Need to compare numbers in different units, or convert a statistic to a familiar unit? This section can help.

Solar

Solar Electricity Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
Explains two types of systems to create solar electricity with diagrams. Also addresses economic and environmental topics realted to solar electricity.

Solar Water Heating Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
Discusses the basics of using solar power to heat water.

Wind

Wind Power Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
Describes wind as a resource, and economics and evironmental issues related to wind power.