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An Overview of Energy
Energy Information Administration
This website provides an energetic overview of energy! Learn about the different kinds, including nuclear, natural gas, solar and wind power; what forms energy can take and how it is used. The site is good for questions about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.Recommended by William Ramsey

Electricity City
NASA
Want to find out the answers to your questions about electricity? Then visit this site! It has good information and some very helpful experiments and activities. I also think the information would be useful for homework and research projects.Recommended by Carson Satterfield

How Do Magnets Work?
Fact Monster
Go to this site if you have homework or projects on magnetism. It explains how magnets work, magnetic forces and fields and more. This website is easy to navigate.Recommended by Lily Wasserman

How Energy Works
California Energy Commission
Visit this site for all kinds of information about energy, from solar power to how refrigerators work. The site also has a yearly contest and a term glossary, games, activities and science project ideas.Recommended by Brandon Little

The History of Energy and More
U.S. Department of Energy
If you want to learn about energy, go to this site. It has a glossary, formulas, the history of energy, games and tests. I enjoyed the "Who Wants to Win $1,000,000?" game, which tests your knowledge of science and math.Recommended by Alyssa Zuna

When Lightning Strikes
How Stuff Works
Have you ever looked outside your window during a thunderstorm, seen lightning, and wondered, How does it work? Well, this site has pages and pages of answers explaining the phenomenon that is lightning.Recommended by Daniel Bonner