LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

The learner will build an understanding of the interdependence of Earth's systems.

Objective 2.01

Analyze the flow of energy.

  • Forms and quality of energy.
  • Laws of Thermodynamics.
  • Energy units and measurements.
  • Sources and sinks, conversions.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

Designing a space station
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students assess and evaluate a winning design plan that was submitted by students to NASA as part of the Space Settlement Design Contest. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Low-level nuclear waste: A geographic analysis
In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn how to analyze the problems surrounding nuclear waste. They compare and contrast low- and high-level nuclear waste, and make decisions concerning how to dispose of low-level nuclear waste. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: National Geographic