For The Attendees:
• Hands-on kits and curriculum materials
• A great day of hands-on learning and professional networking
• Breakfast and lunch
• Substitute Reimbursement Provided
Questions
Contact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or
call 1-800-875-5029
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Expectations
9:00 a.m. The Science of Energy
Learn more about the forms of energy and energy transformations while experimenting with the Science of Energy kit.
10:30 a.m. Electric Connections
This quick lesson allows participants to understand renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
11:00 a.m. Nuclear 101
These hands-on activities will help explain the concepts of radioactive decay and half-life using an exponential decay curve.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Exploring Wind and Water
Explore hands-on activities from our Wind and Hydropower curriculum.
• Anemometer
• Moving Water Can Do Work
2:00 p.m. Climate Science – Carbon Cycle Simulation
This simulation will help to visualize how the carbon cycle works and how carbon atoms are exchanged between reservoirs.
2:45 p.m. Energy Careers Round Up
3:00 p.m. Wrap Up and paperwork
3:30 p.m. Adjourn