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Energy Smart Students workshops are free of charge and are offered year-round for teachers and community educators in New York State. Workshops focus on such topics as energy forms and sources, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.

Teachers in attendance will receive hands-on instruction, earn six staff development hours, and get FREE curriculum correlated to the New York State Learning Standards in Math, Science, Technology, Social Studies, English/Language Arts, and Family and Consumer Science. Curriculum materials include an assortment of lesson plans, colorful posters, reproducible worksheets, kits, and supplemental materials for students.

NEW! Sustainable Living (Grades 6 - 12)

Learn how to measure your energy use and make informed, energy-wise decisions. Engage in hands-on activities, and receive a teaching tool kit you can use with your class to explore sustainability practices in energy, water, transportation, food, and the consumption of goods. Following the workshop, you and your class can qualify for incentives and prizes based on your implementation of sustainable actions.

NEW! Take Action at Home (Grades 4 - 6)

Take Action at Home is an energy efficiency workshop that combines thinking and talking about energy with strategies for taking action now. Engage in hands-on activities and explore ways to motivate your students to take home the message of energy efficiency. Each teacher receives a class set of Take Home Energy Kits for their students. Following the workshop, you and your class can qualify for incentives and prizes based on your implementation of energy-saving actions.

ABCs of Energy – Grades K-3

This hands-on workshop introduces basic energy content through fun and engaging activities that will lay the groundwork for energy education at an early age. Students will apply classroom lessons to their own lives through a family-oriented take-home activity.

The 4 Es of Energy – Grades 4-6

How does energy relate to the environment, our economy, efficiency, and the all-important “E” – education? Find out in this hands-on, interdisciplinary workshop. Explore energy forms and sources, global climate change, and ways to address our energy challenges. A new school-to-home booklet teaches students and families how to cut their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprints. Help collect energy action plans, and qualify for gift certificates for educational supplies and additional classroom incentives.

Energy Trilogy – Grades 7-12

This interdisciplinary workshop will define the energy trilogy - economics, efficiency, and environment - and how they relate to global demand and climate change. Don’t miss this opportunity to introduce your students to the impacts of their energy use. Using new curriculum materials, explore actions we can take to make a difference at school and at home. Involve your students in developing energy action plans, and qualify for gift certificates for educational supplies and additional classroom incentives.

Energy Smart Students Workshop for Librarians

Is your library teaching children and families to be Energy Smart? Increase your energy IQ and become a mentor for your school and community. In this workshop, librarians will learn how to integrate energy content into educational programs for students in Grades K-6. Each attendee will receive a tote bag filled with lesson plans, worksheets, colorful posters, and annotated bibliography materials. This workshop is targeted to school and public librarians.
Library Workshop - Sample Agenda

Focus on Solar – Grades 5-8

Looking for an innovative way to teach your middle school students about the sun and solar energy? This hands-on workshop will provide you with interactive lessons and activities designed to teach students about the role solar energy plays in providing power for our homes, schools, and workplaces. Each teacher will receive lesson plans, student activity sheets, and a complete kit for building a solar-powered car.
5-8 Focus on Solar - Sample Agenda

Focus on Solar – Grades 9-12

Why does solar matter? Solar electric power, photovoltaics (PV), enables us to harness the power of the sun to generate electricity. In this hands-on workshop, you will work with PV cells and learn how to gather and interpret live solar data. Each teacher will receive a kit for building a model solar house and a series of lesson plans and student activities for bringing solar energy concepts into the classroom.
9-12 Focus on Solar Workshop - Sample Agenda

Math + Energy – Grades 8-9

Are you looking to incorporate energy and conservation into your 8th and 9th grade math classes? This hands-on workshop provides you with over 20 lessons and activities correlated with New York State Mathematics Standard 3 and Regents Integrated Algebra Standards. Energy activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) provide real-life applications of algebra, statistics, graphing and data analysis. Join us and learn how to “energize” your math lessons!

KidWind

Are you a teacher looking for wind lesson plans? Do you want to learn more about the fastest growing renewable energy resource in the world? Do you need turbines for classroom experiments? Then sign up for a Wind Energy workshop near you.

All workshops and materials are free to classroom teachers in New York. For more information and registration go to: http://www.kidwind.org/workshops/