National Energy Conference for Educators Takes On Washington, D.C.
What do you get when you cross 93 educators with summer in the Nation’s Capital? The 2016 National Energy Conference for Educators! For five days, passionate K-12 teachers from all over the nation, Virgin Islands, and Singapore came together in Washington, D.C. to further enhance their energy knowledge and training. From registration on day one…
Read MoreYouth Awards for Energy Education Program
By Constance Beatty, NEED TAB member and Illinois Youth Awards recipient for Kennedy Middle School Youth…400 teachers, chaperones, and students from as far away as Hawaii gathered in the greater Washington D.C. area on June 24-27 to celebrate their energy achievements during the 2015-2016 school year. The Crystal City Hyatt’s lobby and elevators teemed with…
Read MoreDo your students have ESP?
By Illinois Teacher and NEED Teacher Advisory Board Member, Constance Beatty When the invitation to write for the ESP grant came across my Facebook feed, I immediately thought of extrasensory perception. I know, not very creative but true. But, I was intrigued and looked in to writing for the grant. It turns out that even…
Read MorePEEP Year End 2016
As the school year ends, we here at NEED are busy celebrating all that schools, teachers, and students have accomplished inside the classroom and out. We’re so proud to be a part of so many of your energy education efforts, and celebrating with you is one of the best parts! On Thursday, May 26th, NEED…
Read MorePhiladelphia Science Festival & Northley Middle School showcase what STEM is all about
Each spring, Philadelphia hosts a week-long, city-wide science festival. Events include lectures, dinners, tours, stargazing, trivia, pub crawls (for adults, of course), exhibits, and more. The festival is organized by The Franklin Institute, Philly’s science museum that is named after Benjamin Franklin. Each year, the festival culminates in a giant outdoor carnival, a free event…
Read MoreTraining for the Future
By Caryn Turrel Whenever energy prices go up, or a new major climatology study is published, the Negative Nellies have their way. Our energy source supply won’t last forever! Burning fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide, which is killing the planet! We’re literally killing ourselves! Don’t be a Negative Nellie! The future isn’t as bleak as…
Read MoreNEED Brings Energy and Chocolate Syrup to the USA Science and Engineering Festival
By Cassie Chesson There were lots of chocolatey hands at the USA Science and Engineering Festival this weekend, as NEED was there with chocolate syrup in tow! Hundreds of students filed through booth 4820 to play Getting the Oil out, a critical thinking activity that requires students to suck thick oil (chocolate syrup) and thin…
Read MoreA Renewable Future: Repowering Our Planet
Written by guest blogger and NEED pal, Erin Twamley Illustration by: Heather Jane Brinesh Let the games begin! Welcome to the Renewable Energy Olympics. Imagine if every four years renewable energy technologies come together to compete in variety of energy competitions. The “Renewable Energy Olympics” could bring nations from around the world together to compete…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Teaching Solar
by Bryn Huntpalmer NEED is pleased to feature a great piece about solar energy and PV from our friends at Modernize, an energy efficiency-focused home improvement group. Read on for some fun science and talking points for use in your classroom solar discussions. With the highest employee-to-kilowatt ratio of any energy field, and a market…
Read MoreNEED fun in Philly!
This winter, NEED has been loving the City of Brotherly Love, and the city has been loving us back! We have been so pleased to be a partner in the PECO Energizing Education Program and this year we have been able to reach even more Philadelphia teachers! NEED was thrilled to provide professional development for…
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