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National Conference 2015: A Lively Week in Long Beach
What better time to host NEED’s annual National Energy Conference for Educators than following on the heels of downtown Long Beach’s 3-day electrical black-out? Glad the electrical grid was a…
Read MoreNGSS Correlations are Complete!
That’s right, the document many of you have been waiting for, just in time for your summer lesson planning, is finally complete! NEED is proud to announce that curriculum correlations…
Read MoreCalling all NEED energy educators!
Calling all NEED energy educators! Do you include topics of climate change in your energy education efforts? Climate change and energy are connected, from our energy production to our consumption.…
Read MorePhiladelphia Area Schools are Energized about Education
Students in the greater Philadelphia region have become energy experts through their involvement in a local grant program called PEEP. The PECO Energizing Education Program, (PEEP) is a grant program…
Read MoreEvery May the Northern California Solar Regatta Makes a Splash in the Sun!
By Barry Scott Twenty-four teams totaling more than 500 students met on May 8 and 9 at historic Rancho Seco park south of Sacramento for the fourth annual Northern California…
Read MoreTeaching Students of Every Age: NEED Concludes Energy Industry Study Program
Cassie Chesson, Program Assistant at The NEED Project Think outreach at NEED only involves teachers and students? Think again! This spring NEED wrapped up its 12th year hosting the Energy…
Read MoreEnergy Future Holdings Hosts Energy-Themed Bring Your Child to Work Day
In downtown Dallas, it was a fun-filled day as Energy Future Holdings welcomed their staff’s curious children. On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, children went to work with their parents for…
Read MoreKentucky Students Celebrate in the Capital
Busloads of excited students headed to Frankfort, Kentucky on Thursday to attend the Kentucky NEED Youth Awards Luncheon. One hundred and eighty-six students from eighteen schools received recognition for an…
Read MoreNEED Curriculum will Lead Students to an Earth Day for Learning
By Sue Parrent, West Kentucky Regional NEED Coordinator Earth Day is fast approaching, April 22nd! Are you still trying to get those core concepts in before testing? Don’t fret, NEED…
Read MoreFast Cars, Fuel Efficiency, and Fun in Detroit!
Fast cars. Fuel efficiency. Fun. Those words were the theme of a recent event in Detroit. On April 10th NEED proudly partnered with Shell to host a workshop for Michigan…
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