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Report 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, [...]
A 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 [...]
How 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 [...]
Energy 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 [...]
NEED 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 [...]
Here, There, and Everywhere!: NEED’s Busy Fall
What has NEED been up to this fall, you ask? Science teachers conventions! Well, as Willie Nelson would say, we’ve been everywhere, man! From California to Massachusetts, NEED’s been making appearances at science teachers conventions [...]
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It's a lot of work, but also A LOT of fun AND you'll make lifelong friends and be a part of the NEED family. Applications for the 2024 Youth Energy Conference & Awards Youth Staff are due December 15, 2023.www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024youthstaffapp ... See MoreSee Less
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Making mini sidekick circuits at the NEED booth and hands-on science of energy investigations during NEED sessions at the 2023 ISTA Conference! Big thanks to Cori and La’Shree for representing NEED and Illinois educators ✨ ... See MoreSee Less
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Spooky season right around the corner! 👻 ... See MoreSee Less
Energy.gov’s Spooky Energy Units Calculator
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#BornThisDay Enrico Fermi - Renowned for being the creator of the world's first #nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1, and a member of the Manhattan Project. ... See MoreSee Less
Enrico Fermi - Nuclear Museum
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Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) was an Italian physicist and recipient of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1942, Fermi relocated to the Chicago Met Lab, where he built an experimental reactor pile under...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
📆 Mark your calendar for these upcoming Illinois Resident Free Days!🔗Skip the line, reserve your tickets ahead at msichicago.org/tickets**discount applies at checkout** ... See MoreSee Less
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We're only a few weeks away from the "ring of fire" solar eclipse!This annular eclipse, where the Moon almost completely covers the Sun, will cross over the Americas on Saturday, Oct. 14. Skywatchers from Oregon to Texas will have the best view, but all eclipse watchers must wear special eye protection to look at the eclipse safely.Our eclipse experts are talking about the science of eclipses, and the best ways to watch in a live teleconference on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Listen in: go.nasa.gov/3t4VMym ... See MoreSee Less
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