Posts by Thomas Figura
Library of Congress Blog Series – Nov 2016 – Science Projects in Biology, Natural History and Agriculture
Getting kids interested in science can be challenging. The Library of Congress has many online resources available to K-12 educators and their students including lesson plans, reading lists, and more…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Experience: Opt4STEM Energy Academy
Ashayla Freeman, Opt4STEM Energy Academy participant 2016 We are pleased to have Guest Blogger Ashayla Freeman provide this blog about her experience at the Opt4Stem Energy Academy this summer. The…
Read MoreTen Ways to Teach Your Kids How to Save Energy
Author: Uma Campbell Uma Campbell is a green loving yoga instructor and freelance writer. She currently lives in Southern California where she enjoys writing about natural living, health, and home…
Read MoreKeep Your School Year ENERGIZED!
As school for students has started back up again, many teachers and students may find themselves beginning the countdown to bring back fun in the sun and summer freedom. We…
Read MoreNational 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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