Navigating NGSS? We have what you NEED!
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 in their final form in April of 2013, this latest edition of standards is very different from many other sets of standards in the past.…
Read MoreSummer Camp is a Breeze
Summer Camp is a Breeze in Houston! Last month, NEED was proud to partner with Shell and The National Society of Black Engineers for the Houston Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) Camp. NSBE organizes SEEK camps across the nation so that third, fourth, and fifth graders have the opportunity to increase their aptitude for math…
Read MoreFinally Spanish Energy Literacy
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 around the country. The U.S. Department of Energy led the development of the ELF, which was endorsed by 13 federal agencies and peer-reviewed by educators…
Read MoreNEED and Junior Achievement
NEED and Junior Achievement… Two great organizations that “think” alike! Recently, NEED project staff have had the opportunity to work together with another nonprofit, Junior Achievement of Northern California, on two events that get to the heart of our shared mission, helping students be successful. The introduction came about through one of our California sponsors,…
Read MoreAlternative Energy Fun!
Exploring energy activities after school Each fall and spring our school offers an after school program to give students an opportunity to explore everything from cooking to bowling, art to science. This year I changed my teaching assignment and am no longer teaching science. The after school program offered the perfect opportunity to connect with…
Read MoreAnnouncing the PG&E New Energy Academy Summer Internship Program!
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 to better prepare our state’s children for viable and successful futures in the energy sector. The New Energy Academy (NEA) is a partnership between the…
Read MoreNew Mexico Future Scientists Teach Others About Energy
Thousands visit Bosque School Energy STARS NEED Club Presentations at New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Future Scientist Day Submitted by Barbara Lazar and Robert Lazar Imagine walking past the huge statues of tyrannosaurus rex and stegosaurus – creatures that existed over a hundred million years ago. These fossils are younger even than…
Read MoreWhats so hot about Geothermal Energy?
Geothermal heat pump systems bring your family’s home in harmony with nature, while providing the unmatched energy efficiency. They do this by working in concert with the stable Earth temperatures to provide heating in the winter, hot water, and cooling in the summer. Much like the way the way the roots of a tree exchange…
Read MoreHigh School Students Become Science Teachers for a Day
So proud of our Independence High School kids in Bakersfield, California! A big congrats to the students and Kim Woolf, their teacher, at the PG&E New Energy Academy! Check out this news story! http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/grade/x493446945/High-school-students-become-science-teachers-for-a-day
Read MoreLED lighting: So hot, but so cool!
LEDs are HOT right now! We see them everywhere. Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, have found their way into hundreds of applications, from powerful flashlights to energy-efficient street lighting, and from automotive head lamps to long lasting, money saving lighting for homes and businesses. Developed during the 1960s, original LED applications were limited to use…
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