For the attendees:
• It’s FREE
• Lunch provided
• A Hands-on wind education kit for your school
• Materials aligned to Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core standards
Register by November 22!
Questions? Contact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or call 1-800-875-5029
Our partners:
U.S. Department of Energy Wind for Schools Program
Kansas Corporation Commission Energy Division
About the NEED Project:
The NEED Project designs and delivers teacher-tested educational materials, evaluation techniques and tools, recognition of student achievement, and professional development for educators.
About Kansas Wind for Schools:
The Kansas Energy Program provides energy education to Kansas K-12 schools and other organizations. It also operates the Kansas Wind for Schools program. This work is completed through partnerships with the Kansas Corporation Commission Energy Division and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Other sponsors include Enel Greenpower North America
Kansas Wind Energy Workshop
December 5, 2019 Manhattan, KS
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration
Pick up NEED materials and conference supplies.
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Wind Energy Bingo
Welcome! Review goals and objectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school. Play Wind Energy Bingo!
9:15 a.m. Science of Energy
An understanding of energy and energy transformations sets the foundation for learning about wind generated electricity.
10:00 a.m. Wind Energy 101
10:30 a.m. Teaching Language Arts with Wind
Use interdisciplinary lessons to integrate more wind in the classroom too!
11:30 a.m. Wind Energy at Kansas State
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Using Wind for Schools Data Acquisition
Learn where Wind For Schools data is housed online and how to access it.
1:15 p.m. Exploring Wind Activities
Explore the production of electricity from wind energy. These lessons provide activities to engage students in learning about wind energy.
3:00 p.m. Paperwork and Other Stuff: Complete Workshop Evaluations, Post-workshop assessment.
3:30 p.m. Adjourn