2026 Phillips 66 Energy Education Workshop for Teachers – Edwardsville, Illinois
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Experience the impact of NEED’s hands-on energy education workshops! Each year, educators across the country join NEED to explore engaging, standards-aligned activities, discover free curriculum resources, and leave ready to bring energy concepts to life for their students. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting learning experience. Register for a workshop today!
Don’t just take our word for it! See what workshop attendees had to say about their recent PD experience:
“I had a wonderful time as well as I learned so much knew knowledge. All activities were applicable to my teaching and can’t wait to share with my fellow teachers.”
“Great workshop and terrific investment of my time. I learned so much I didn’t know about energy in real world applications, this will be so very useful in my classroom. Thank you so much!”
“This was highly engaging workshop! One of the best I have ever attended in 31 years of teaching!”
Date and Location
October 2, 2026
Lewis and Clark Community College – N. O. Nelson
LeClaire Room
650 Troy Road
Edwardsville, IL 62025
For The Attendees:
• It’s FREE
• Breakfast and lunch provided.
• Substitute Reimbursement
• A NEED Science of Energy Kit
• State standard aligned curriculum.
Who Should Attend?
• 4th – 12th Grade Science Teachers
• CTE Teachers
• Math Teachers
• Social Science Teachers
• Afterschool program leaders
Questions
Contact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or call 1-800-875-5029.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration, Sign-in, Continental Breakfast, and Pre-Survey
9:00 a.m. Welcome to the Workshop!
9:15 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. Energy Enigma
11:30 a.m. Oil and Natural Gas 101
11:45 a.m. Phillips 66 Speaker and Q & A
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Exploring Oil and Natural Gas
Learn about exploration, production, refining, chemical manufacturing, transportation, marketing, and uses of petroleum, natural gas, and their products in the industrial sector.
• Pipeline Push
• Refining Maze
• Petroleum Ponder
1:15 p.m. Oil & Gas Career Roundup
2:00 p.m. Efficiency and Conservation Bingo
2:30 p.m. Explore NEED Resources: About the NEED Website, Curriculum Packet and Student Engagement Opportunities
2:45 p.m. Post-Survey, Q&A, Kit Selection, and Evaluation
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
