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2024 Virginia Natural Gas Student Energy Workshop – Virginia Beach, VA

November 20 @ 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

Free

Date and Location
November 20, 2024
Virginia Natural Gas Headquarters
544 S Independence Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(Please enter from the Studio Drive entrance)

Who should attend?
This is a special opportunity for teachers who participated in the October 15, 2024, Virginia Energy Workshop at Virginia Natural Gas. Teachers with a small team of students (20-25) in 5th through 8th grade interested in learning more about energy through hands-on energy explorations and fun activities are invited to apply to attend. Space is limited.
What do attendees receive?
• FREE energy curriculum and energy-focused opportunities for teachers and students
• Education on future career opportunities
• Bus reimbursement, if needed
• Breakfast and lunch
• Substitute reimbursement
• Virginia SOL aligned curriculum activities

Questions
Call or email Wendi Moss at 1-800-875-5029 or Wmoss@need.org.

Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration, breakfast and pre-assessment

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Safety Moment from Virginia Natural Gas

9:15 a.m. The Science of Energy
Explore forms of energy and energy transformations while you work with the experiments in these six hands-on stations.

10:15 a.m. Candy Collector and Energy Round Up
Thinking about energy is important. Explore energy sources in this fun, and delicious, activity.

11:00 a.m. Exploring Natural Gas
The Natural Gas story simulation
Biomass in a bag

11:30 a.m. Lunch and Career Guess Who

12:15 p.m. Understanding Energy Efficiency and build your energy efficient home

1:15 p.m. Energy technologies and tools rotations

2:00 p.m. Post-assessment and evaluation

2:30 p.m. Adjourn

Details

Date:
November 20
Time:
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
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Organizer

Wendi Moss
Phone
703-257-1117
Email
wmoss@need.org

Venue

Virginia Natural Gas Office
544 S Independence Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 234523 United States
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