
2025 Connecticut Energy Education Summer Institute Day Two – Wallingford, CT
August 12 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Free
Date and Location:
August 12, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn Wallingford/Meriden
1181 Barnes Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Who Should Attend:
3rd to 12th grade science educators
CTE educators
Afterschool program leaders
For the Attendees:
NEED Science of Energy kit
Choice of a NEED Energy Management kit
$150 Stipend per day
NGSS aligned curriculum
Questions:
Contact Wendi Moss at moss@need.org or call 1-800-875-5029.
AGENDA
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Meet your fellow participants and the sponsors of today’s workshop. Review goals and objectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school. Take a short pre-assessment.
9:00 a.m. The Science of Energy
Learn more about the forms of energy while experimenting with the NEED Project’s Science of Energy kit. Kits will be provided to participating educators.
10:30 a.m. Energy Round Up
This activity will introduce teachers to the leading sources of energy.
11:00 a.m. Sidekick Circuits
This activity will show a fun way to learn about simple and parallel circuits
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. Baseload Balance
This activity will help students learn about power generation and transmission.
12:45 p.m. Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Learn about efficiency, conservation, and exploring energy use at home and at school with an introduction to the tools provided in the NEED Efficiency and Conservation kits. Build and Energy House.
2:15 p.m. Climate Web Game
2:45 p.m. Q&A, Post Assessment and Evaluations
Evaluations and post assessment!
3:00 p.m. Adjourn