Energy Superheroes
Energy Superheroes By: Erin Twamley Dr. Maria Telkes and Eleanor Raymond, collaborated to build the first solar house in Massachusetts, and in Malawi there is the story of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.” These are just three awesome energy Superheroes that have made our world a greener place. Energy Superheroes work in laboratories to research…
Read MoreReport from Paradise Camp Fire
Report from the Paradise Camp Fire By: Barry Scott, NEED State Program Director in CA When NEED heard about the devastating fires in California we thought about the many teachers we know in and around Paradise, California, and our Teacher Advisory Board member, Greg Holman, and his family and fellow teachers. After the teachers and students…
Read MoreSTEM Education Blogs
Check out these two new blogs from LBG Associates on STEM Education! With STEM Education, Don’t Just Spark an Interest — Light a Fire More on STEM Education: Why is it so Hard to Keep Girls in the Pipeline?
Read MoreA Girl Scouts Journey with Energy
Part I: A Girl Scout’s Journey with Energy By Riley Welchko Hi! My name is Riley. I am a Junior Girl Scout in Troop 71360 from Michigan. I go to Hugger Elementary. This is how we earned our Journey GET MOVING. It took a couple meetings and a lot of hard work to earn this…
Read More2018 KY NEED ENERGY TOUR
KY NEED ENERGY TOUR By: Lauren McCain, a 7th/8th grade science teacher from Bellevue, KY Although the school year had just come to an end, my summer learning was just beginning with the Kentucky NEED Eastern Kentucky Energy Tour. This tour was bursting at the seams with information and resources on energy to help teachers…
Read MoreEmpower Workshop 2018
Empower Workshop June 2018 PowerSouth, the Cooperatives, and NEED hit it out of the park again this year at the Empower conference in Destin, FL. Teachers from Southern Alabama and Northern Florida gathered from June 13-16 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa for three days of non-stop learning, camaraderie, fun, and delicious…
Read MoreHow NEED Raised Me to be a Leader
By Aidan Kotoski, student from Harwich, MA In seventh grade, I became involved with a club called “Harwich Cares”. Throughout the year, we helped to educate our school on recycling, energy conservation, climate change and coastal erosion. Erosion was one of the biggest problems we faced since we lived on Cape Cod, a peninsula located…
Read MorePECO Energizing Education Program Innovation Challenge is a BRIGHT SPOT for Students at SHMS in PA.
PECO Energizing Education Program Innovation Challenge is a BRIGHT SPOT for Students at SHMS in PA. Written by: Sarah Elmer, Winnie Stach & Kelly Rainey, Strath Haven Middle School Students This year a group of 8th grade students from Strath Haven Middle School took on the P.E.E.P Innovation Challenge. When identifying the problem we wanted to…
Read MoreEnergy in our homes: A glimpse into South Korea!
Energy in our homes: A glimpse into South Korea! By: Erin Twamley If you look inside a Korean traditional home, called a Hanok you will find environmentally friendly raw materials like soil, timber, rock and Hanji. Hanji is traditional paper that is lubricated with bean oil. This paper consequently is breathable and waterproof. These traditional…
Read MoreGroundhog Day Fun
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? By February, some of us are ready to know just how much more of winter is in store. Groundhog Day is February 2nd, and while students often hear about the event, do they understand the science behind the groundhog and his shadow? To give them a better understanding of…
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