2026 PPG Energy Education Workshop for Teachers – Colfax, North Carolina
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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!
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Date and Location
September 29, 2026
The Conference Center at GTCC
7908 Leabourne Road
Colfax, NC 27235
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
Pick up NEED materials and conference supplies. Continental breakfast will be served. NEED curriculum kits are sponsored for each teacher attending the workshop. Packets include supplemental classroom materials, Energy Infobooks at 4 grade levels, and much more! Complete a pre-workshop assessment.
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Meet your fellow participants and the sponsors of today’s workshop. Review goals and objectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school.
9:00 a.m. Climate Web Game
Learn about cause-and-effect relationships in our climate system and set the stage for the purpose of the day’s activities.
9:30 a.m. The Science of Energy
Learn more about the forms of energy and energy transformations through this hands-on kit. This Kit can be used in Primary, Elementary, Intermediate, and Secondary classrooms!
10:45 Energy Source Connections
This activity teaches how different energy sources contribute to the total energy consumption of the United States. This activity also demonstrates the advantages of working together in a group and reinforces the ideas of collaborative discussion and cooperative learning.
11:30 a.m. Renewable Round Robin
Explore a few quick, hands-on renewable energy source activities that are easy to implement in the classroom with scrap and found supplies.
12:30 p.m. Lunch and PPG Panel – Sustainability and Renewable Energy at PPG
1:15 p.m. Conservation in the Round
1:30 p.m. Energy House
Create a mini energy house to explore how architecture, insulation, and landscaping can all combine to minimize thermal energy transfer in a home.
2:45 p.m. Carbon Cycle Simulation
Take a closer look at how the carbon cycle works naturally.
3:15 p.m. Wrap up & Paperwork
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
