Posted on November 23rd, 2010 by ASEE
Igniting Creative Energy is a national student challenge to motivate learning, ignite the imagination, and fuel students’ creative potential. Students are invited to participate by creating create a project that can communicate their ideas about energy and water efficiency via a science project, essay, story, artwork, photograph, music, video or web site project. Prizes include a trip to Washington, DC. and $1,000 for the winning school. Submission Deadline: March 4, 2011.
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Filed under: K-12 Outreach Programs | Comments Off on Contest: Energy and Water Efficiency. March 4, 2011
Tags: Competitions for Students, Conservation, Energy, Grades K-12
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by ASEE
Purdue University’s “Innovation 2 Reality” (I2R) features three FREE 5-week after-school programs for 6th-8th grade students in Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 focused on the themes: Engineering and Our Changing Climate (Oct. 17 – Nov. 10), Edible Engineering (Jan. 13 – Feb. 10), and The Energy Game (Feb. 8-March 8 ) The programs offer a combination of faculty guest speakers, lab tours and hands-on engineering activities.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, K-12 Outreach Programs | Comments Off on After School Engineering, Purdue U., Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
Tags: After School, Agricultural Engineering, Climate Change, Energy, Energy and Environmental Technology, Food Industry, Grades 6-8
Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The National Energy Technology Laboratory maintains a list of educational resources and opportunities for all levels of education. The goal of NETL’s education programs is to enhance interest in math and science and to provide resources and instructional materials. NETL provides research participation, workshops, career days, science fairs, instructional materials, in-house tour information, community outreach programs, and events.
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Filed under: For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, K-12 Outreach Programs, Web Resources | 1 Comment »
Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, Internet Resources, National Laboratories, U.S. Department of Energy, Web Resources
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Energy transfer is a central concept in the majority of engineering designs, including designs for musical instruments. In this lesson, students will grasp the concepts of energy and energy transfer, and then apply what they’ve learned by designing and building their own musical instruments.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 6-8, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Lesson: Energy Transfer in Musical Instruments
Tags: Class Activities, Curriculum, Energy, Lesson Plans, Music engineering
Posted on January 5th, 2010 by ASEE
The Cool School Challenge is a free program that motivates students, teachers, and school districts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. See the Cool School Website for activities and resources.
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Filed under: For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, K-12 Outreach Programs, Web Resources | Comments Off on Cool School Challenge, Teacher Workshops
Tags: Carbon Emissions, Energy, Teacher Workshops
Posted on November 7th, 2009 by ASEE
Energy Kids is an excellent K-12 teaching resource with background information, historic profiles, games, activities, and lesson plans. Kids Saving Energy focuses on students grades K-3 and saving energy in the home.
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Filed under: Web Resources | Comments Off on 2 DOE Kid-friendly Energy Sites
Tags: Electrical, Energy, games, Grades K-5, Green Technology, Lesson Plans, Science Fair Projects, U.S. Department of Energy
Posted on November 27th, 2007 by ASEE
Students analyze international oil consumption and production data. They make several graphs to organize the data and draw conclusions about the overall use of oil in the world.
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Filed under: Grades K-5, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Lesson: Oil and Energy Consumption
Tags: Class Activities, communications, Earth Science, Energy, Grades K-5, Lesson Plan, mining engineering, oil, petroleum engineering
