CK-12 Physical Science - For Middle School

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

17.3. Energy Resources http://www.ck12.org


FIGURE 17.24


Small savings in energy really add up
when everybody conserves energy.

KQED: Web Extra: Home Energy Audit


QUEST teams up with Climate Watch to give you an inside look at home energy efficiency. Tag along with
Sustainable Spaces on a home efficiency "green-up" and learn tips on how to make your home more energy efficient.
For more information on home energy audits, see http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/web-extra-home-energy-audit/
.


MEDIA


Click image to the left for use the URL below.
URL: http://www.ck12.org/flx/render/embeddedobject/129630

KQED: Climate Watch: Unlocking the Grid


With the race on to reduce global warming and fossil fuel dependency, experts in alternative energy see a bright
future for renewable resources like wind, solar, hydro-power and geothermal energy. QUEST and Climate Watch
team up to look at the "Smart Grid" of the future and how it might be improved to more cleanly and efficiently keep
the lights on in California. For more information on the "Smart Grid", see http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/clim
ate-watch-unlocking-the-grid/.

Free download pdf