Bob Thompson Excellence in Energy Awards
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 great times we had with Bob and his wife Debbie and all the fun we had as a team at teacher workshops, NEED Energy Conferences…
Read MoreFamily Energy Night Project
On Thursday, February 13, The NEED Team from Tichenor M.S. in Erlanger, KY was awarded the Jefferson Award for outstanding public service. The Jefferson Awards were founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard. The Jefferson Awards are a prestigious recognition system whose mission is to encourage and honor…
Read MoreGoing for the Gold This Winter
Sue Parrent, Kentucky NEED Regional Coordinator Every four years the world gathers in February to watch as athletes from all over the world compete for the GOLD. But how does the bobsled team go so fast or the ice skater spin four times in the air? SCIENCE. The National Science Foundation and NBC have compiled…
Read MoreNEED in the Classroom
Guest Blogger – Amy Constant, Elementary Teacher, Fox Road Elementary, Raleigh, North Carolina, Member – NEED Teacher Advisory Board. There is another glorious snow day and second quarter report cards are finished, so it is time to dig into planning. This quarter, the science unit is ecosystems. Understandably, NEED doesn’t have a huge selection of…
Read MoreResolving your Energy Issues a New Years Resolution
Each year as we turn a calendar page, many of us find ourselves making a resolution – a change to our current lifestyle, to usher in something new. Did you make a resolution this year? Perhaps it was to adopt a healthier lifestyle, to be more responsible about your finances, to finally tackle that at-home…
Read MoreFind the Snowman Cookies!
To celebrate the launch of our brand new web site and kick off the holiday season, we’ve hidden 5 snowmen throughout the site! The first five people to find all five snowmen will win either curriculum (for teachers) or a prize (for students). Email the location off all 5 snowmen, your name, and mailing address…
Read MoreWind for Schools
NEED is proud to be hosting several Wind For Schools Workshops in the coming months. In these workshops, attendees will learn about wind energy, wind generated electricity, and how to incorporate data from wind installations into their classroom lessons. These workshops are great for teachers who are new to the topic of wind energy, and…
Read MoreAround the World with NEED and Energy 4me
NEED has the opportunity to partner with some really interesting companies and organizations to help bring energy into education. One such partnership allows us to work very closely with the Society of Petroleum Engineers, a worldwide organization for professionals in the oil and natural gas industry. The Society of Petroleum Engineers, or SPE, has an…
Read MoreGet Your Motors Running!
What do Shell, NEED, the Indy Racing League, and Houston-area teachers all have in common? The need for speed! Thanks to Shell, over 80 teachers were able to experience the immense power of IndyCar racing and learn about the energy involved in the racing industry last month, while attending some of the events at the…
Read MoreCSTA
Palm Springs sizzled as news of NEED spread to hundreds of science teachers across California attending the California Science Education Conference October 25-27, 2013 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. A constant stream of teachers, veterans and those new to the profession visited our booth learning the various merits of NEED, its history, purpose and…
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