Teacher Resources

Long considered “alternative transportation” vehicles, electric cars and trucks have taken their place among their gas and diesel powered counterparts. They are coming! Or, maybe they’ve been here all along!…

The Challenge: Energy is required to transport you from place to place. This year, AAA (formerly the American Automobile Association) estimates that 89.5 million people will travel over the December holidays.…

Right after Thanksgiving 2012, NEED received word that, Bob Thompson, one of our former teachers and staff members died suddenly. For the NEED family, this loss reminded us of the…

October 12-18, 2014 Earth Science Week is back again! The theme of ESW 2014 is Earth’s Connected Systems.This week aims to engage students in investigating how geosciences are involved in…

Most of us take energy for granted; only noticing when it’s not available, or when it’s time to pay a bill. Energy comprises about two percent of the US economy,…

The NEED project is proud to partner with Switch Energy Project on bringing energy education to students, teachers, and the masses. This fantastic organization has many amazing video and curricular…

This article was contributed by Vernon Kimball, retired Colorado educator of 34 years, and NEED facilitator extraordinaire. Vernon has been working with NEED curriculum in and out of the classroom…

Navigating NGSS? We have what you NEED! Wondering how the Next Generation Science Standards are going to affect the instruction you deliver in your classroom? We are here to help.Released…

Looking for energy education materials in Spanish? Check out the new Spanish translation of the Energy Literacy Framework, or ELF, Conocimiento de Energía, to engage energy educators and curriculum designers…

In 2010, PG&E created California’s first immersive energy training program of its kind for high school students in order to address the needs of a growing “green” technology workforce and…