2026 Mississippi Energy Education Workshop for Teachers – Wesson, MS
Dates and Locations For
February 19, 2026
Thames Conference Center/Wolf Hall
1084 Lake Road
Wesson, MS 39191
The Attendees:
• It is FREE!
• Breakfast and lunch provided.
• State standards aligned curriculum that you can use and tips for teaching energy in your classroom or virtually!
• .6 CEU’s available
Who Should Attend?
• 4th-12th science teachers
• Afterschool coordinators
• CTE teachers
Questions
Contact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or Call 1-800-875-5029.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome, and Introductions!
9:15 a.m. Science of Energy
10:30 Sources of Energy
Learn about the nation’s energy resources as they are used to generate electricity. Activities include Candy Collector, Forms to Sources of Energy, and Electric Connections.
11:30 a.m. Working lunch with guest speaker
12:30 p.m. Nuclear activities M&M and half-life decay
1:30 p.m. Natural Gas Story and Pipeline Push
2:15 p.m. Energy Careers Exploration
Take a quick look at some great energy careers resources from NEED and beyond. Play a round of Energy Industry Guess Who?
3:15 p.m. NEED website overview and resources.
3:30 p.m. MDA resources, workshop evaluation, CEU form provided.
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
