http://energyteachers.org/ReadNews.php EnergyTeachers.org offers news and announcements for teachers interested in energy production and use. en-us 2006 EnergyTeachers.org Inc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:19:52 EDT 30 http://energyteachers.org/ReadNews.php http://energyteachers.org/images/EnergyTeachersLogofiery75.gif EnergyTeachers.org offers help for teachers interested in energy production and use. http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=485 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=485 The June 2013 printed newsletter will be mailed to over 1000 schools, educators, and supporters. It includes an article about our Green Dollhouse Challenges, a report from the Maine wind blade challenges, an announcement of an energy-efficiency curriculum based on software tools, a document outlining how to be a contributor to our network, briefs of recent news, and a list of interesting, recently added, annotated links. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:22:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=484 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=484 The second annual Green Dollhouse Challenge was held in Greenfield Massachusetts April 13, and the first for New York State will be held June 29. In the challenges organized by EnergyTeachers.org, K-12 students, families, hobbyists, youth groups, design/build students, and design/build professionals create toy-buildings to explore any number of concepts and technologies related to energy production and energy use, efficiency, materials, sustainable architecture, utility, aesthetics, appreciation of nature, renewable resources, true wealth, healthy living, clean air, and clean water. Sustainability can be expressed in the building and/or how people play with the finished product. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:06:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=483 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=483 May 3, 2013, the University of Maine hosted the Maine Wind Blade Challenge and the Windstorm Challenge. Roughly 30 Teams of students from across the state built blades using advanced techniques and materials, then assembled them into a standard apparatus see how much energy they could generate in two minutes. In a separate competition teams tested floating bases in a pool to see if they could withstand waves from a wave machine. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 03 May 2013 13:32:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=482 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=482 Five colleges per year will be selected to participate in the DACUM / JTA Project and receive ATEEC's assistance in facilitating workshops to analyze an occupation for new program development or to update/validate an existing program. ATE Project sites will be given preference, after which participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:48:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=481 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=481 Solar One, a New York City nonprofit environmental and sustainability education organization, has partnered with the Department of Education's Sustainability Initiative to provide local K-12 schools with the Green Design Lab (GDL), a curriculum and program focused on helping you to green your school. Schools are now allowed to register for the 2013-2014 school-year. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:27:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=479 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=479 Each year the American Association of Physics Teachers holds an international photo contest for photos of natural and contrived instances of interesting situations in the physical world, taken by high school students. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:18:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=478 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=478 Come join the Xraise outreach program for an Aero/Wind Expo at the Physical Sciences Building on Cornell's campus this Thursday, March 28 from 5:30-7:00pm. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:17:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=477 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=477 Click on the link for the full story Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:59:38 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=476 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=476 Covanta Energy, a world leader in sustainable waste management and renewable energy, has launched The Crane Game, a new app that familiarizes users with the Energy-from-Waste (EfW) process by allowing them to turn average household waste into energy. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:43:44 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=475 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=475 The Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (CERET) announces that applications are now open for Summer 2013 Renewable Energy Train the Trainer Academies in two courses, biofuels and photovoltaics. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:41:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=474 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=474 Solar One, a multi-faceted energy education organization in New York City has several open positions for energy educators and others. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:41:37 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=473 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=473 Come learn about participating in the regional Second Annual Science and Sustainability Expo. The Expo, scheduled for Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Greenfield Community College, provides a way for area educators and youth to showcase their sustainability-related projects. Certificates will be awarded to all. In addition, each participant gets individual feedback on his or her work. This event helps youth and educators inspire others with their projects, and fosters school-community sustainability action. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:44:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=472 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=472 An energy picture book aimed at grade school children is seeking funding for self-publication. The book contains 60+ full-color photographs and describes all manner of energy, including fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewables. The book seeks to educate and enlighten the youth of America that will be guiding future energy decisions. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:50:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=471 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=471 EnergyTeachers.org is offering New Yorkers reimbursements for purchasing materials to build entries for its new Green Dollhouse Challenge, a non-competitive challenge to create play structures that involve any of more than two dozen so-called green attributes. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:14:16 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=470 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=470 Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Concord Consortium Engineering Energy Efficiency (EEE) project provides free educational resources for teaching and learning STEM concepts related to energy. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:09:59 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=469 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=469 On Friday, November 30, 2012, Building Connections 2012 provides a detailed look at the Center for Architecture Foundation architecture and design education methodology through a dynamic display of K-12 design work. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:39:41 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=468 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=468 The Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and U of L faculty take on a select number of high school students for mentoring on specific science fair projects. The projects are student driven, meaning that mentors do not assign projects, but help the students realize projects of their own design. Project mentors through the Conn Center are available in most engineering, physics, chemistry, and biology based disciplines. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:59:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=467 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=467 Individuals and teams of all ages, including K-12 or college students, families, and even professionals, are invited to design and build a model dwelling and/or landscape up to one cubic meter in size, featuring aspects of sustainable living and ideally incorporating elements of experimentation or playability. An existing model, such as a dollhouse, can also receive a make-over or energy retrofit. The project is well suited to youth groups, technology and engineering courses, after school clubs, home-school families, hobbyists, builders, dreamers and architects. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:43:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=466 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=466 Through a grant from the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP), Burlington County College (BCC) Corporate College is offering qualified unemployed residents a tuition-free Green Energy Technology Training program. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:52:32 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=462 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=462 Talco, a company with over 100 wind power installations in the US, will donate wind turbines to 2 schools. They are now accepting applicants and nominations. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:13:48 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=461 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=461 The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) are pleased to announce four certificate-awarding entities in the ANSI-IREC pilot accreditation program for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:53:44 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=459 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=459 A 20 minute review of the three day electric car, hybrid car, and bio diesel competition held at Penn State May 17th -20th, 2012. Scenes from the Penn State test track and test track facility. Range event, Autocross, and around town competition. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:51:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=458 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=458 The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), Inc., opened registration for the fifth national conference on workforce education in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference is expected to draw 500 participants to Albany, NY - bringing together the most innovative educators who are training the clean energy workforce. Over three days, they will offer the latest information and insight on instructional strategies, curricula development, credentialing and best training practices. The national conference will be held at the Albany Marriott on November 13-15, 2012. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:06:37 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=457 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=457 Each year, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council recognizes individuals and organizations that have implemented innovative projects during the past year that promote and accelerate the adoption of renewable energy technologies. Eligible programs or activities include education, energy policy, legislation, regulatory actions, demonstration projects,training programs, or innovative financial business models. Projects must have been initiated during 2011. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:59:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=456 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=456 ecoCAD Design Group, LLC has launched a campaign to raise $100,000 on Kickstarter for the purpose of supplying at least one hundred of their ecoSTEM House Collection kits to schools and home schoolers free of charge. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 30 May 2012 13:27:15 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=455 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=455 June 2, 2012, students from Berkshire area middle schools, youth groups and homeschoolers gather at Reid Middle School in Pittsfield to showcase the results of their imagination and hard work. Entries are judged on performance, innovation, technical merit and craftsmanship. Many volunteers are needed to make the 2012 JSS a success. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 29 May 2012 15:43:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=378 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=378 On field trips to energy generating sites, a class of high school students noticed that the energy was being controlled by programmable logic controllers and touch screens. So, last year students researched, designed, and manufactured their own PLCs and touch screen modules. This year students are gathering data and controlling their alternative energy devices using the PLCs and TSMs. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 23 May 2012 00:15:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=454 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=454 For teachers at two-year colleges, Madison Area Technical College has funding from the U.S. State Department to help support instructors that would like to develop new international study abroad classes through the Community Colleges for Sustainable Development Network (CCSDN). Click on the link for the full story Sat, 19 May 2012 17:04:09 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=453 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=453 US org Focus the Nation fights energy illiteracy with their new e-book, ranging from the basics of electricity to the complex details of the energy market. FTN is now creating an online version of The Watt, with interactive infographics, timelines, and video lectures, to bring the curriculum to life. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 14 May 2012 16:30:09 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=452 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=452 May 5, 2012. A troop of Girl Scouts, a middle-schooler, and a pair of middle-schoolers earned standard-based, non-competitive awards in several categories of so-called green building. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 10 May 2012 00:47:07 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=450 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=450 The February 2012 printed newsletter will be mailed to over 1000 schools, educators, and supporters. It includes an article about an energy field trip, a document outlining how to be a contributor to our network, briefs of recent news, and a list of interesting, recently added, annotated links. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 04 May 2012 21:56:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=449 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=449 Solar One, a nonprofit with growing involvement in energy education in New York City, is hiring curriculum developers, instructors, and developers. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:35:51 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=446 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=446 The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the Green Classroom Professional Certificate (GCP). This certificate program provides pre-K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and parents with the knowledge and skills to support environmentally healthy, resource efficient and sustainable schools and classrooms. The GCP has been officially endorsed by the National Education Association (NEA). Click on the link for the full story Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:57:45 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=445 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=445 Finger Lakes Bioneers (a program of Sustainable Tompkins) presents a special free screening of the locally made documentary, Empowered. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:58:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=441 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=441 Dr. Hay designed a new physics course at Pacific Lutheran University which provides students with an understanding of the underlying physical principles of energy production, inspired by a growing concern for sustainability and environmental impact of conventional fossil fuels. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:12:36 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=439 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=439 The $10,000 Sustainable Energy Award sponsored by Samsung will be presented to each of three high schools that demonstrate how they have engaged students and teachers in school-wide energy savings through the creative and innovative use of technology. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:56:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=427 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=427 A new Solar Career Map website explores the many job opportunities available in the solar industry. Developed by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council in its capacity as the National Administrator of DOE Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN), the tool is intended for use by instructors, policy-makers, and job-seekers. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:04:54 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=423 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=423 The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) Interactive Learning Lab opened in August with stations for exploring alternative energy, such as solar and wind power, biomass, and thermal management. Sustained by Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, the Lab provides hands-on experience with sustainable and renewable energy technologies and industries. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:26:58 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=422 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=422 Home Energy Trainer conference at the Hilton Charlotte City Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov 1 - 2, 2011. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:25:43 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=418 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=418 In December 2011, Global Green will announce one grand prize winner to receive $65,000 to renovate their school, plus approximately $65,000 of in-kind technical assistance, and four schools will each receive $2,500 towards their green school renovations. Entry is now open. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:51:43 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=417 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=417 Periodic tours of the Searsburg, Vermont, Wind Facility are available in order to give the public an opportunity to get a closer look and feel of an operating wind power site. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:02:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=416 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=416 ENERGIZE it, a new exhibit at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC) in Rochester, NY, empowers visitors to explore various forms and sources of energy, and reinforces the idea of choices. The fully interactive exhibition brings students through a multi-sensory, highly physical experience where they, themselves, hold the power. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:18:12 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=415 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=415 Santa Clara University, School of Engineering, will receive an anonymous gift of $1.3 million from an engineering alumnus and his wife from the San Francisco Bay Area to help create some of the top students in the field of renewable energy. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:31:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=414 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=414 Colorado State University and East China Normal University in Shanghai announced a Joint Research Institute for New Energy and the Environment that will capitalize on strengths of the two institutions to develop new energy solutions and help deal with the impact of energy on climate, air quality, land use and water resources. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=411 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=411 The US Department of Energy has opened registration until Sep 30 2011 for its Home Energy Education Challenge. This program is open to all public and private classes and schools for students in grades 3-8. 36 local competition teams across the United States participating in the Home Energy Challenge will receive cash awards totaling $102,000 at the regional and national competition levels. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:52:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=409 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=409 Students from any school in the Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES school districts can take a summer course for preparation in building science, the field of improving building energy efficiency. The course is offered July 25-29, and the deadline for application is currently Jun 30, 2011. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:10:59 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=407 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=407 CLEAN, the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network, which is a reviewed and annotated digital library collection, has teamed up with EARTH: The Operators Manual (or ETOM) a PBS television special starring Penn State glaciologist and climate expert Dr. Richard Alley. Teachers can access video clips, scripts, and activities. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:59:17 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=406 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=406 KidWind is looking for 30 fantastic teachers to add to our WindSenators network this summer. We need educators who are eager to train the next generation of engineers, biologists and technicians as we move toward a future that is increasingly powered by wind energy. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 20 May 2011 11:03:06 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=405 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=405 Western New York technical and culinary schools are invited to participate in Solar Cookfest 2011, a demonstration and competition of solar cookers at the annual Burgerfest in Hamburg, NY, July 16. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 07 May 2011 12:30:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=404 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=404 The El Paso Electric Kalahari Research Station at the El Paso Zoo celebrated a grand opening on Saturday, April 23rd. The Research Station is a popular destination for young El Pasoans who visit the Zoo. It is the first energy exhibit, featuring a renewable energy system of solar photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine generator plus live animals from Africa. The wind turbine is the first wind turbine generator installed in the city of El Paso. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 06 May 2011 11:49:17 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=403 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=403 Solar One, a New York City nonprofit environmental and sustainability education organization, has partnered with the US Department of Education (DOE) Sustainability Initiative to provide up to 30 local K-12 schools with the Green Design Lab(TM), a year-long curriculum and program focused on greening schools. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:29:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=401 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=401 The power point presentations and portable document format files from a March 2011 conference on the physics of sustainability are now available on the web. Renowned speakers submitted. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:46:21 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=400 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=400 The Sustainable Energy Pre College Summer Program in Flint, MI will provide hands-on educational experiences including exhibits, laboratory, and classroom activities for pre-college students, preparing them for advanced 21st century energy technologies, as well as a fun field trip. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:39:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=398 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=398 NYSERDA sponsored software helps teachers of science, technology, engineering and math by presenting renewable energy topics using live data from an actual, operational PV array; so a school would NOT need a PV array on its building to teach students about photovoltaics. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:02:15 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=396 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=396 Every year Northeast Wind offers several tours for the public, including a special day for educators, of the Green Mountain Power wind farm in Searsburg, Vermont. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:12:09 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=395 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=395 7th and 8th grade students from across Maine are taking part in a citizen-science project to examine electrical energy use and reduce consumption at home. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:27:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=394 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=394 Schools are invited to have conference calls with their representatives in the US House and Senate, to discuss environment, energy, and climate. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:01:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=393 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=393 The Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology still has several open slots to fill for our summer Renewable Energy Train the Trainers Academies. We have extended the application deadline a couple weeks to try and recruit more teachers. Please consider applying, or forwarding to others that might be interested. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:34:50 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=392 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=392 Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Maine Energy Education Program are offering student mini grants until April 11, meant to supplement a student energy efficiency investigation of a school. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:44:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=391 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=391 The Tompkins Energy Conservation Corps is an exciting campaign to scale up home energy efficiency upgrades that's making real change in Tompkins County, New York. The Energy Corps is a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:14:35 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=390 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=390 Tuesday, March 1 at 4PM, on the campus of UMass Amherst, Teresa Jones of Greenfield Community College will present how the renewable energy/energy efficiency curriculum works. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:13:54 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=389 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=389 Energy Works Michigan has just released FREE downloadable lesson plans on energy efficiency, solar energy, and wind energy. Their hands-on, inquiry-based lessons are targeted for upper elementary, middle school, and high school levels. The lessons challenge students to conduct classroom energy audits, interpret wind maps to assess potential wind turbine sites, power a radio using solar panels, and more! Click on the link for the full story Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:35:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=387 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=387 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for its 2011 camp season. the DEC Summer Camp Program offers week‑long adventures in conservation education to children ages 12-17. This year the program includes lessons from the Energy Smart Students program. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:43:04 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=386 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=386 The 3rd Annual Buffalo Niagara Green Expo will be held Saturday April 30th, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Walden Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, NY. The expo follows a week after Earth Day, and follows Earth Day's spirit. Representatives from KidWind will be demonstrating equipment used in the statewide and regional KidWind Challenge. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:28:29 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=385 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=385 MassCEC announces new resources for clean energy training and education in Massachusetts, including lists and maps of various training opportunities and companies. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:07:02 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=384 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=384 Funded with a $1.2 million Department of Energy grant, the multi-university academy will offer an eight-week, intensive summer training program for undergraduate, master's and Ph.D.-level students in all aspects of geothermal energy. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:11:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=383 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=383 The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for the 2010 Secretary's Awards for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education. Deadline for submitting your application is March 28, 2011 at the close of business. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:58:44 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=382 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=382 In the February competition, 48 Go Green, filmmakers will be challenged to create a short film in just one weekend. The films will all carry an environmental theme. You can help advise filmmakers or connect them with motivated advisers. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:58:28 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=381 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=381 Students are invited to submit creative projects that demonstrate what people can do in their home, school, or community to become better stewards of the environment. Deadline March 4, 2011. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:33:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=380 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=380 The National Environmental Education Foundation, with major support from the NEA Foundation and in partnership with EarthEcho International, will recognize and celebrate an outstanding K-12 public school that has successfully taken on the challenge of becoming a green school through the Green Prize in Public Education. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:08:12 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=379 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=379 Solar One seeks part time instructors and curriculum writers for our fast growing green building sector workforce training program. Solar One's Green Career Training Program offers technical training to underemployed individuals through partnerships with workforce training programs throughout the city. Most of our partners serve the formally incarcerated and/or addicted, disconnected youth, veterans, the homeless and residents of public housing. Classes are taught by experienced professionals, and enhanced by field site opportunities through Solar One's parent nonprofit organization, the Community Environmental Center (CEC) at a training lab in Long Island City. Solar One is a Building Performance Institute (BPI) affiliated training organization. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:01:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=376 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=376 The first teacher to submit an article about how they are teaching about energy production or use in their classroom gets a free Kill-A-Watt meter. See main story for rules. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:02:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=375 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=375 Join your colleagues at an amazing, new event this March, the first annual Educators Summit at the annual Building Energy Conference. Participate in engaging STEM workshops with a focus on teaching energy efficiency and renewable energy in the classroom. Give your students the tools they need to understand basic energy concepts and cutting-edge technologies to be the innovators of the future. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:16:32 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=374 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=374 At this most critical moment in history, a new generation of young people is coming of age in a world of rapidly converging crises. Young people everywhere are emerging as leaders and movement-builders in the struggle to address climate change. Just as stories have been central in all past movements for social change, what's needed now more than ever are stories that motivate and inspire people to rise to the challenges before us. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:38:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=372 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=372 A father and son videography team have been creating educational videos about renewable energy and sustainable living, in the series Our Renewable Nation. Their latest release is video taken at Nevada Solar One, a thermal electric station. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:42:51 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=371 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=371 A popular energy workshop is making a repeat performance. On March 5-6, 2011, at UC Berkeley, under the sponsorship of the American Physics Society Forum-Physics/Society, the APS Topical Group on Energy Research and Applications, and the American Association of Physics Teachers, international experts will give the technical background to understand the issues connected with using energy more efficiently and producing it renewably. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:01:06 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=370 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=370 Kids from around the world have joined their voices together -- singing voices that is -- to save the earth. All are part of kidEarth, a children's environmental movement started by Aitan Grossman, a 6th grader from California. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:24:12 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=369 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=369 Solar and Wind in the Classroom Teacher Training Workshops Give your students the tools they need to understand solar and wind energy technologies. These are free workshops for teachers and non-formal educators working in NYS within NYSERDA's service territory. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:45:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=368 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=368 The Urban Energy Policy Institute (UEPI) is now accepting entries for its 2011 Energy Cities Essay Competition. this competition will allow students in full or part time degree programs to display their forward thinking and creativity in exploring the energy challenges facing cities and the wider world. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:49:37 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=367 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=367 Share the Warmth is a year round effort of Ashfield Massachusetts neighbors helping neighbors to sustain themselves through the winter months. The activities that Share the Warmth does can be easily turned into educational lessons for students to gain an understanding on what it means to be energy literate. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:21:13 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=366 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=366 America's community colleges are joining the first nationwide initiative to collaborate on and implement programs to train students with the education and skills needed to succeed. Launching today, The SEED Center is a leadership initiative, free resource center, and online sharing environment for community colleges to dramatically scale up programs to educate America's 21st century workforce to compete in the green economy. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:48:46 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=365 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=365 Lucid Design Group, Alliance to Save Energy and National Wildlife Federation announce Campus Conservation Nationals, Oct 5, 2010. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:05:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=364 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=364 Plattsburgh, NY . . . Monday, October 04, 2010, Clinton Community College revealed the first and only wind simulator training unit in use for classroom training anywhere in the nation. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:28:38 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=363 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=363 National Wildlife Federation's Chill Out competition is open and accepting entries! We are looking for the best and brightest programs that reduce global warming pollution and make an impact in your campus community. Entries are due by December 19. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:51:42 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=361 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=361 Largest private solar installation in Worcester, Mass., supplies 117,000 kilowatt-hours a year of solar power for lighting, heating and cooling systems at K-12 school. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:10:38 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=360 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=360 The NYC Department of Education and Solar One launch the Green Design Lab, a sustainability and environmental K-12 education program, in 10 New York City public schools during the 2010-11 academic year. The initiative will improve energy efficiency and reduce health hazards at each school, advance crucial science, technology, engineering and math skills (STEM), and impact an estimated 1000 students. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:07:16 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=359 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=359 The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) invites presentation proposals for its 2011 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference. Slated for March 20-22, 2011 in College Park, MD. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:58:47 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=358 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=358 Thanks to the work of the Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIP) Center in Information Trust Institute (ITI), Illinois, educators around the world have acquired a dynamic new way to teach middle and high school students about power. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:50:47 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=357 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=357 The University of Illinois is working with the Orpheum Children's Science Museum to open a new exhibit called "Mission Smart Grid." Click on the link for the full story Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:40:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=356 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=356 About a dozen teams from schools and non-school groups came to Erie Community College in Buffalo, NY, this May to see how well their wind turbines would fare in a wind tunnel. This event is known as the KidWind Challenge, and has occurred across New York State for two years. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:48:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=355 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=355 Record 646 Community Tours Featuring Solar-Powered Funeral Home, Poultry Farms and Homes Powering Electric Vehicles (EVs and PHEVs) Registered in 48 States; Only North Dakota and West Virginia MIA. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:59:35 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=354 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=354 NY authority offers several different workshops, is looking for host sites. The Energy Smart Students Program offers workshops for classroom teachers, community educators, and pre-service teachers - in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:40:48 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=353 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=353 AGI invites you to take part in Earth Science Week 2010! Being held October 10-16, Earth Science Week 2010 will encourage people everywhere to explore the natural world and learn about the geosciences. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:57:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=352 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=352 Target be awarding 5,000 grants of $700 each to schools for the upcoming school year. Schools may use them to offset costs of field trips. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:29:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=351 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=351 Redwood Alliance, a grassroots organization that deals mainly with energy issues, received a donation from an anonymous person who wishes to provide subscriptions to Home Power magazine for free to hundreds of U.S. school libraries. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:22:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=350 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=350 Click on the link for the full story Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:16:37 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=349 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=349 JETS invites all energy teachers to become a coach and let their students participate in the 2011 TEAMS Competition: Smarter Energy. Cleaner Planet. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:50:42 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=348 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=348 This conference will take place March 8-10, 2011, in Saratoga, NY. The deadline for proposal submission is October 1, 2010. You can participate in the 2011 Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference by submitting a short presentation proposal for consideration. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:15:52 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=347 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=347 The KU EcoHawks are a student group at the University of Kansas facing the challenges of a sustainable approach to automobiles and energy infrastructure. They have recycled a 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle into a plug-in series hybrid vehicle that can be charged via a generator that uses 100% biodiesel created from waste cooking oil or through a solar energy filling station. Moreover, they are actively disseminating their knowledge on the K-12 level through student competitions run during the School of Engineering Exposition every Spring. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:01:06 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=346 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=346 The first annual Green Schools National Conference will take place in Minneapolis, MN, October 24-26, 2010. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:24:57 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=344 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=344 The Emory University faculty, staff, and students made an effort to save energy for the express purpose of saving money to send to Haiti for the post-earthquake relief effort. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:25:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=343 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=343 Nevada utility NV Energy's Sure Bet for Schools incentive program for energy efficiency is helping the Washoe County School District reduce its energy costs. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:55:07 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=342 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=342 From June 29 to July 1, youth and adult leaders from 4-H groups across the state met at Cornell University. One group spent the entire time studying energy efficiency, energy use, bio-fuels production, and career-related information. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:34:46 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=341 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=341 Solar Now is accepting applications for programs for Fall 2010. Their enrichment programs offer three 1.5 hour long sessions for each topic: renewable energy, sustainable design, estuary ecology, park ecology or ecological art. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:30:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=340 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=340 The June 2010 printed newsletter will be mailed to over 1000 schools, educators, and supporters. It includes articles about a model wind turbine design challenge, twittering, a document outlining how to be a contributor to our network, briefs of recent news, and a list of interesting, recently added, annotated links. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:45:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=339 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=339 Until July 15, 2010, facebook users can vote for EnergyTeachers.org or any IRS-recognized charity in the USA. The 200 charities with the most votes will receive grants from Chase Click on the link for the full story Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:22 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=338 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=338 QA Graphics, a provider of energy education dashboards and interactive displays for sustainable buildings has developed a module for their Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard solution that is compatible with the Tridium Niagara AX platform. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:38:03 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=337 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=337 The American Geological institute (AGI) is sponsoring three national contests in conjunction with Earth Science Week 2010, celebrating the theme of "Exploring Energy," October 10-16. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:08:29 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=336 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=336 The OptiNet System from Aircuity will help reduce Harvard facilities energy costs while supporting Harvard Law School efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:30:17 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=335 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=335 Preparing America for New Jobs in Renewable Energy Horizon Fuel Cell Develops Renewable Energy Science Education Kits for Teachers and Students Click on the link for the full story Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:05:03 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=334 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=334 RES-the School for Renewable Energy Science, an international graduate school based in Iceland, is now accepting applications for M.Sc. studies in Renewable Energy Science on a rolling basis for the next academic year starting in February 2011. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:36:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=333 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=333 The NorthWoods Stewardship Center has recently published "Power for Change: an Energy Curriculum for Grades K-12." The 220-page curriculum provides extensive, up-to-date information on the most common renewable energy sources and systems (solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and biomass) and on energy consumption, conservation, and efficiency. The curriculum includes 18 inquiry-based, hands-on lessons, 50 student handouts, a comprehensive energy glossary, and a source list. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 27 May 2010 13:15:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=332 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=332 This month, workers begin installing the first panels of two new solar systems for the Upper Scioto Valley School District in McGuffey, Ohio. Expected to generate 169,000 kilowatt hours of clean electricity each year, the solar systems will function alongside two 100 kW wind turbines installed in the athletic fields behind the school last year. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 21 May 2010 21:11:51 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=331 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=331 National Wildlife Federation has developed a comprehensive page on the Eco-Schools USA website that will help you, your students and their families to better understand this environmental catastrophe. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 12 May 2010 15:27:10 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=330 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=330 The Used Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) Grant Program was established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to grant available excess of used energy-related laboratory equipment to middle schools, high schools, universities and colleges and other nonprofit educational institutions of higher learning in the United States for use in energy oriented educational programs. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 12 May 2010 13:32:59 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=328 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=328 Energy Smart Students workshops are absolutely FREE. All K-12 teachers in public and private schools, pre-service teachers, and other education professionals in New York are welcome. Grades K-3, 4-6, and 7-12 workshops can be scheduled at a convenient time and location. NYSERDA provides substitute teacher reimbursement for workshops held during school hours. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 06 May 2010 12:36:48 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=327 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=327 EnergyTeachers.org is in the running for popular votes for energy audit kits for NYS teachers. The kits would include infrared cameras, electricity meters, and lamp-ballast checkers. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 05 May 2010 10:39:42 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=326 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=326 Kiwanis, Lions, and Rotary Clubs of Hamburg, NY are hosting a Burgerfest to include a Solar Cookfest, including a challenge for technology and culinary students. Trophies available for best burger and best solar cooker. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:41 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=299 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=299 In the May-July of 2009, a family of four travels back and forth across the US to interview various innovative players in the business of alternative and renewable energies. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:17:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=325 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=325 The Green Grand Prix is based in Watkins Glen, NY and is a committee of the International Motor Racing Research Center. The Sports Car Club of America is the primary sponsor. The purpose is to promote environmentally friendly transportation through motoring events and educational outreach. For the past two years, the State of New York has recognized this effort through a Legislative Resolution. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:16:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=324 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=324 In the winter of 2010, Schools in New York State competed to design an efficient wind farm that accounted for the local population density, proximity to high voltage power lines, road access, and even the migration patterns of birds. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:33:11 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=323 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=323 Westinghouse Electric Company, through its N-Vision Program, encourages education in science, technology and mathematics. One way that we do this is through our video contest on the forms of energy. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:34:57 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=322 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=322 IMAGINING TOMORROW: ALTERNATE ENERGY FUTURES(tm) is a video and writing competition for high-school students in Massachusetts that offers teachers and students an opportunity to explore these topics within current curriculum. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:08:41 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=321 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=321 The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) offers several scholarships to attend WINDPOWER 2010 Conference and Exhibition to be held May 23-26, 2010, in Dallas, Texas. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:55:48 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=320 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=320 Kidwind is seeking designs for an informative and attractive poster that helps to explain some aspects of wind energy science and technology. If you are chosen as the winner your poster will go into classrooms all over the US! You will be on our website! You will be famous! Winners in each category will also receive $250. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:11:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=319 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=319 Current high school and two-year college science and technology instructors from across the U.S. are invited to apply. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:56:45 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=318 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=318 We visited the Solar Decathlon in October down in Washington DC; it is a competition of homes from universities all over the world that are completely powered by the sun. The homes are assembled on the National Mall for 2 weeks and are open to the public to show just what?s possible. When built specifically with renewable energy and energy efficiency in the design, there are amazing possibilities for zero energy homes. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:41:49 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=317 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=317 Energy Explained, a new Web site that was recently launched by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), celebrates energy awareness with a comprehensive energy education resource available from the U.S. government. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:47:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=316 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=316 By entering the NYSERDA-sponsored Shining Example online video and essay contest, New Yorkers could win a free ENERGY STAR(r) qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) home makeover, a free Home Performance assessment, a chance to be featured in NYSERDA's next television commercial, and other prizes. Also, educators are offered low-cost CFLs for fundraisers and other school-related projects. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:10:24 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=315 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=315 Students throughout North America can win a trip to Washington D.C., $1,000 for their school, or other prizes by submitting their creative energy ideas to the ninth annual Igniting Creative Energy (ICE) Challenge. National Energy Foundation (NEF) and Johnson Controls (JCI), the global leader in providing energy efficient solutions in buildings, invites students--kindergarten to 12th graders--to submit innovative ideas on energy and the environment to the national competition. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:59:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=314 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=314 Classroom Earth's 2010 National High School Challenge provides grants up to $4,000 to help support innovative projects to incorporate environmental education into all subject areas. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:14:33 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=313 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=313 Ameri-Skills Offers ETA-Certified Turnkey Solar Training Program for Universities, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, High Schools, Trade Schools, and Workforce Investment Act Programs Highlighted Links Click on the link for the full story Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:25:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=312 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=312 FPL, a Florida energy utility, is installing solar PV at six schools in FL. Part of the program includes $100,000 in teacher grants. Applications are due January 15, 2010. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:09:50 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=311 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=311 The National Wildlife Federation releases a new report, Generation E, Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean Energy Future, listing 35 ways students are creating a sustainable future at U.S. colleges and universities - cutting carbon emissions, saving resources and equipping the coming generation for a green energy economy. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:04:20 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=310 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=310 The third New Ideas in Educating a Workforce in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Conference took place November 18-20 in Albany, NY. Attendees came from North America, England, South Africa, Australia, and Germany. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:21:17 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=307 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=307 The Fall 2009 printed newsletter will be mailed to over 600 schools, educators, and supporters. It includes articles about an international solar home building championship, wind roses, what is new at EnergyTeachers.org, a documenting outlining how to be a contributor to our network, and a list of interesting, recently added, annotated links. You can download the newsletter in PDF. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:32:29 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=254 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=254 A wind rose is a statistical tool to analyze wind data, combining speed and direction in a multi-dimensional chart that helps predict how well a wind turbine will produce energy. It is also helpful for aircraft and sea-craft pilots, kite-flying, parachuting, and more. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:54:52 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=306 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=306 Interviews with students and a staff member from a couple teams competing in this year's Solar Decathlon, a challenge for college teams to design and build an energy-self-sufficient house, every two years on The Mall in Washington, DC. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:19:15 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=305 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=305 For the third year, The Foresight Project presented Clean Technolgy awards in conjunction with the Massachusetts States Science and Engineeering Fair. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:36:23 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=304 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=304 APS and the Phoenix Suns are providing grants of up to $2,500, a total of $50,000, for energy exploration proposals of an interdisciplinary nature. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:08:20 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=303 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=303 NEA has $150,000 to offer for teaching projects that integrate so-called green concepts in classroom experiences. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:00:10 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=302 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=302 A list of dozens of energy education workshops in New York State in October, 2009. Sponsored by NYSERDA, organized by Energy Smart Students, curriculum from National Energy Education Development Project. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:27:58 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=301 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=301 AwarenessIDEAS.com offers quality products to promote energy conservation, recycling and other environmental causes. These products are offered to school organizations for resale as part of a fundraising program that really works. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:42:44 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=300 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=300 The winning entry in the Lutron Bright Green Dream School Sustainability Challenge will receive a $15,000 sustainable classroom upgrade, to be installed in the winning school later this year. Deadline October 12, 2009. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:01:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=298 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=298 The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is offering awards of up to $500 per classroom to spur creative approaches to encouraging energy-efficient behavior in school, at home, and in the community. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:17:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=293 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=293 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will offer a pilot course from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Pack Forest camp in the Adirondacks is a weekly residential camp for youth ages 12-14. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:51:08 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=292 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=292 Click on the link for the full story Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:11:04 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=291 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=291 Paul Carr reports on James Hansen's presentation to New Hampshire, April 2, 2009. Dr. Hansen, head of NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies at Columbia University, as citizen, presses policy-makers on the adoption of severe restrictions on those producers of electricity that emit the most greenhouse gases, coal power plants. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:19:36 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=290 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=290 Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will have two unique opportunities to test their vehicles, and have a lot of fun while doing it, at the 5th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen on May 2. There will also be educational displays. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:56:25 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=289 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=289 The Excellence in Green Building Education Awards Program recognizes outstanding curriculum and teaching methods that incorporate the built environment to teach sustainability. Through recognition awards and incentive grants, the awards program aims to celebrate and disseminate replicable, innovative curricular activities in formal education settings. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:40:12 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=288 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=288 On Friday, April 24th, the 2009 North Country Sustainable Energy Fair will open with the annual YOUTH ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO (YEEE), a Science Fair in the SUNY Canton Campus Center gymnasium from 10 to 12. Students in grades 4 through 12 may work as individuals, with a partner, with friends, or in a team or class. The winning projects in three age categories will be awarded cash prizes and will be displayed at the Energy Fair. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:27:23 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=267 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=267 In May/June 2009, the McCullough family will be crossing the U.S. in their veg-oil powered VW Beetle to make an eco-documentary for kids about renewable energy and sustainability. Their resulting video, Our Renewable Nation, will be distributed to schools nationally with a mission to inspire and empower kids to create a renewable and sustainable future. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:01:37 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=287 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=287 Combining all the best activities of EnergyTeachers.org into a single day, this article paints a picture of the breadth of functions of this organization. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:11:02 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=285 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=285 EnergyTeachers.org announces an informal event for National Environmental Education Week and Earth Week, April 12-25, 2009. Educators, and anyone interested in solar cooking, are invited to hold gatherings at public parks everywhere, displaying all forms of solar cookers. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:50:55 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=286 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=286 The Winter 2008-2009 issue of our quarterly newsletter was mailed to over 500 schools and 300 non-K-12 educators and friends. It includes articles about a new wind turbine building challenge for secondary students, awards to energy and environmental school programs from a Massachusetts agency, Solar car workshops for middle school educators, Hunter College (NYC) insolation tests, a new partnership for professional development in solar and wind in New York State, and a list of interesting, recently added, annotated links. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:44:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=284 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=284 The KidWind Project is excited to announce the opening of the 2009 KidWind Challenge. This design competition seeks middle and high school students interested in testing their engineering and scientific prowess as they build the most powerful and elegant student wind turbines ever constructed. In 2009, there will be three events held in New York State. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:27:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=282 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=282 The annual conference of the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society includes several opportunities for professional development related to energy. The conference will be held at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA March 4, 2009. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:52:04 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=281 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=281 Application for the 15th (2009) Annual Secretary's Award for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education. Deadline April 3, 2009. Open to MA teachers Click on the link for the full story Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:18:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=280 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=280 NYSERDA and the Buffalo News have joined forces to offer a unique, free-of-charge program to Buffalo area middle school/high school classrooms through Newspapers in Education (NIE). NIE provides newspaper-oriented resources for schools. Participating teachers will receive a class set of newspapers over a five-day period. Using the newspapers and the "Get Energy Smart" supplement, students will complete research and writing activities designed to provide them with information on energy efficiency and energy policy. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:20:09 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=279 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=279 Come to a Junior Solar Sprint--Getting Started workshop and get set to bring the program to your kids. Workshops are designed to help prepare participants for a successful experience in leading middle school kids through Junior Solar Sprint, where middle school kids design, build and compete with model solar electric cars. Over 15,000 teachers and over 100,000 students are estimated to have participated in this exciting and highly engaging program since it began in the early 1990s. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:25:42 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=278 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=278 The Advanced Training Workshop in Alternative Energy at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is designed to promote the understanding and use of alternative energy technologies as they pertain to both the classroom and outside world. The workshop is open to high school science teachers, pre-service science teachers, and other community educators in New York State. The goal of the workshop is to provide a background in PV, wind, and other alternative energies for use in classroom education. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:35:03 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=274 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=274 Educators working in New York State will have the opportunity to attend free professional development workshops on solar and wind energy education, receive free energy education kits for their classroom, center, or institution, and complimentary accompanying curricular units. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:42:12 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=272 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=272 The Hunter Solar Project is an effort to study and to emplace solar power collectors at Hunter College in New York City. The project was initiated, and is led, by students. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:54:50 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=271 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=271 The date is set for the 2009 YOUTH ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO, April 24th from 10:00 a.m. to noon. YEEE is an energy science fair for students in grades 4-12and any area school or individual student can participate. The famed QUIET RIOT, a team of brothers using performance arts to teach about energy issues will perform at the 2009 YEEE ENERGY FAIR. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:16:46 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=270 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=270 Illinois State University introduces an interdisciplinary center for studying the industry of renewable energy. The university offers an undergraduate major in RE, hosts PV and wind labs, and measures wind and energy production. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:39:10 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=269 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=269 A contest for students who are demonstrating an understanding of what an individual, family, or group can do in their home, school, or community to conserve energy and help the environment. Open to all students in grades K-12 in the US and Canada, excluding Quebec. Deadline, March 13, 2009. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:22:30 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=268 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=268 Opportunities for Professional Development and Youth Achievement in Renewable Energy. The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association announces an expansion of their popular Clean Energy for a Clean Environment program (CECE) in western Massachusetts to include renewable energy learning experiences for students, teachers and youth-group leaders. Opportunities for these groups to earn certificates and patches are also available through this program, which is funded by Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO). Click on the link for the full story Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:49:45 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=266 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=266 The Fall 2008 issue of our quarterly newsletter was mailed to over 500 schools and 300 non-K-12 educators and friends. It includes an article about using an infrared camera for science, our new projects database, recently added annotated links, and other news. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:00:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=249 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=249 Most people have misconceptions about the different subsets of electromagnetic radiation, misconceptions that make it difficult for them to learn about solar cooking or global warming. An infrared camera allows users to see light otherwise unseen. Infrared light is emitted by all terrestrial objects; seeing that light with a special camera helps users to understand that radiation is carrying energy from warmer objects to colder ones. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:23:12 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=265 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=265 EnergyTeachers.org is adding a new section to the web site, a database of projects, to keep track of interesting ways educators are teaching about energy. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:42:05 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=264 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=264 Several workshops on energy and climate change are scheduled for the annual Science Teachers Association of New York State. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:49:12 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=263 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=263 The Hydrogen Education Foundation is organizing a contest for teams of college students to design a new green Student Center powered by hydrogen for the State University of New York Farmingdale Campus on Long Island, NY. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:28:42 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=262 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=262 The US Green Building Council holds its annual Green Build Expo this November in Boston. This year a special summit for educators will be held to explore ideas for integrating green building and related ideas into the curriculum. Organizers are also offering optional tours and related events. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:35:11 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=261 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=261 The National Wildlife Federation project Chill Out provides an opportunity for college students to explore energy and climate change by considering what they can do with their campuses. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:14:29 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=260 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=260 Grant proposals for energy and environmental projects at schools located near Pennsylvania Power and Light, PPL, facilities will be accepted online beginning in April 2008. All applications must be received by October 15, 2008. Early submittals are encouraged. Winners will be announced in November 2008. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:49:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=259 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=259 The United Nations Environment Programme offers for free use many graphical presentations of information on the environment, including a section on climate change. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:36:52 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=258 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=258 The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) invites the public to visit local sustainable buildings across Massachusetts to talk with energy-saving experts during the 2008 Green Buildings Open House on Saturday, October 4. The event coincides with a national tour. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:00:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=257 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=257 This issue of our newsletter includes an article about teaching in the virtual, online reality Second Life and plenty of links and opportunities for professional development. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:31:03 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=256 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=256 Forty educators nationwide awarded $1,000 to implement inventive classroom lessons on sustainability Click on the link for the full story Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:59:57 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=255 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=255 ATEEC just released 7 new virtual field trips created by environmental science instructors. These virtual field trips were created as part our annual professional development workshop- the ATEEC Fellows Institute hosted in Alaska this year. All of these are of course FREE materials from our website www.ateec.org Click on the link for the full story Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:23:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=252 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=252 Two of us at EnergyTeachers.org have been investigating and discussing solar and wind energy in an online meeting place called Second Life. Both of us create objects in this 3-D world that help us explain physical science concerning energy production and use. This space has new possibilities and unique limitations. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:57:20 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=251 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=251 Boston, Massachusetts--This program gives students a chance to practice the engineering design process as they test how changing aspects of a windmill blade, such as length, shape, and angle of attachment, affect its efficiency. They can also design and test their own blades, with a strong emphasis on planning and redesign. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:14:48 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=250 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=250 NOAA, Sally Ride Science, Dept. of Energy, NSTA, NEEF, NASA and the US Forest Service have teamed up to offer a conference for educators on climate change on July 23 and 24 in Silver Spring, Maryland. There are still spaces available for registration and the cost is only $20, which includes meals and materials. Some travel stipends are also available. If you cannot travel to the conference, there will be a live webcast of the conference on the Sally Ride website. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:37:24 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=248 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=248 The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Energy Smart Students program is looking for enthusiastic trainers to introduce our highly interactive energy curricular materials throughout the state. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 16 May 2008 11:05:55 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=247 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=247 Jan DeWaters at Clarkson University's Center for the Environment, in Potsdam, NY has extended an invitation for teachers of students in grades 7 through 12 to become involved in a study funded by the National Science Foundation that looks at Energy Literacy and Energy Education in K-12 schools. The survey contains questions about energy-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, and can be completed within one 35 minute classroom period. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 06 May 2008 15:14:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=246 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=246 The Green Grand Prix is an annual competition and educational event in Watkins Glen, New York. Drivers compete in a road rally for mileage, timing, and reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. Young children enter fantastic designs of alternatively fueled vehicles. High school and college teams, and individuals, show off interesting vehicles and energy-education displays. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 03 May 2008 18:39:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=245 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=245 MITS Inc., (the Museum Institute for Teaching Science) is holding its annual Summer Institute July 7th to July 18th. The program offers K-8 teachers (MA and other states) professional development opportunities to learn inquiry-based, hands-on methods of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in nine regions of Massachusetts Click on the link for the full story Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:12:49 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=244 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=244 This issue of our newsletter includes two articles, one about an interscholastic challenge to reduce energy, and another describing an alternative-vehicle event to occur in May. Also included are selected, annotated links recently acquired. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:09:38 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=243 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=243 Entries are now being accepted for the May 3 event, a unique time-speed-distance road rally through the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Central New York. The rally is the only road rally for alternate fueled vehicles and hybrids in the United States sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America. The rally brings together a diverse mix of hybrid and alternate fueled vehicles and their owners, businesses promoting renewable energy and related products, environmental groups, students and faculty members from elementary to university level, and the general public. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:06:04 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=242 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=242 There are 39 independent schools from Maine to Florida competing in the Green Cup Challenge this year. The school that decreases its energy consumption most (as measured by percent change in campus-wide electricity use) will win the so-called Green Cup. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:42:37 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=241 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=241 Massachusetts Teachers are invited to participate in a professional development and curriculum project where Teachers study global climate change and solutions including sustainable building and transportation and renewable energy Click on the link for the full story Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:37:15 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=240 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=240 Join NESEA at one of their FREE Teacher and Mentor Workshops this Winter and Spring. Workshops are designed to help prepare participants for a successful experience in leading middle school kids through Junior Solar Sprint, where kids design, build and compete with model solar electric cars. Teams can enter their cars in local design and race competitions with top winners invited to NESEA's annual championship. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:32:44 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=239 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=239 Tthe People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) sustainability design competition features projects from teams of university students. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:38:46 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=238 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=238 A national alternative fuel education program is changing its name from the EV Challenge to SMARTT Challenge. SMARTT is an acronym for Students Making Advancements in Renewable Transportation Technology. A new logo also has been developed to reflect its expanded focus. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:25:43 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=237 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=237 This February thirty one boarding schools from New Hampshire to Deleware will compare energy use in campus buildings to baseline metrics in a competition that began at Phillips Exeter Academy (PEA), in Exeter, NH. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:19:21 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=236 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=236 Registration is now open for the "New Ideas in Educating a Workforce in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency" Conference. This national conference will take place on March 19 and 20, 2008 at Hudson Valley Community College (outside of Albany, New York). Click on the link for the full story Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:27:23 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=235 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=235 Teen Ink, a magazine by and for teens, invites environmental articles every month. In June 2008, one of the published articles will receive an award. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:52:11 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=234 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=234 University of New Hampshire will power its campus with renewable landfill gas from the turnkey recycling and environmental enterprise facility owned By Waste Management. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:58:06 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=233 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=233 This year the Foresight Project will be giving a "Clean Energy Award" at each of the Regional Middle-School and Regional High-School fairs of Massachusetts. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:30:55 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=232 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=232 The Hitchcock Center for the Environment is pleased to invite Massachusetts teachers to participate in "Energy Thinking, Energy Action", an exciting new comprehensive, state-specific renewable energy education program for teachers of grades 5 - 8. This innovative unit facilitates integration of renewable energy education into your curriculum, meets the Massachusetts Science Standards, includes a curriculum and classroom kit worth over $400 plus offers 10 PDPs! Click on the link for the full story Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:07:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=231 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=231 College students 18-24 are invited to submit an essay laying out a plan for renewable energy in America. The first prize, $10 000, will be awarded to the top three students in April. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:03:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=230 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=230 A list of several competitions for students or teachers interested in energy. Many are team-based. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:44:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=229 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=229 Click on the link for the full story Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:46:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=228 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=228 A Lexington, MA teacher will present a project his student led last year, to build a shed to display and educate students about alternative energy. The workshop will be for teachers at the Massachusetts Ag in the Classroom conference, February 9, at Baird Middle School in Ludlow, MA. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:25:30 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=227 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=227 Workshops for educators across New York State are offered by the Energy Smart Students Program. Free curriculum materials will be included. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:10:22 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=226 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=226 An environmental organization in Newton, Massachusetts, is running an energy awareness contest for a second year, seeking entries from four age-levels of youth. There will be two categories, essays and visual art. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:33:03 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=225 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=225 The State Electronics Challenge (SEC) is a voluntary program that challenges public entities at the state, regional, and local level to "green" the management of their computer assets. The program is currently in a pilot phase in ten Northeastern states. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:46:50 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=224 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=224 During the spring semester of 2008, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is offering a course, Energy and the Environment, for three graduate credits. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:30:51 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=223 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=223 The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is sponsoring the "15 by 15" Energy Education Grant Program for K-12 teachers to focus on educating students, their families, and the community on the need to reduce electricity consumption by 15%. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:51:11 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=222 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=222 Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the 2007-2008 winners of its N-Visioning a Brighter Future. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:28:13 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=221 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=221 Focus the Nation, Jan 30-31, 2008 will be a national teach-in engaging millions of students, faculty, staff, and citizens. The forum will focus the growing concernt in the country about global warming and clean energy solutions. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:26:56 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=220 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=220 Arranged in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) the Volvo Adventure Award rewards young people who run their own environmental projects. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:40:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=219 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=219 The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center is holding two national "??Defining the Field" forums in December, 2007, to help develop the emerging fields of environmental and energy technology for technical education, in Chicago. Resulting documentation will be available online. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:11:48 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=217 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=217 Governor Eliot Spitzer and other dignitaries presided over A New York State-sponsored summit on green schools, in Farmingdale, NY, October 15, 2007. The summit held at Farmingdale State College detailed the resources available for green construction and the importance of teaching energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in schools. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:27:47 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=216 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=216 Each workshop will focus on an innovative new curriculum created by the National Energy Foundation (NEF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development and dissemination of supplementary educational materials and programs. All material is aligned with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) standards in Math, Science, Technology, Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Family and Consumer Science, as well as New York City Scope and Sequence. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:59:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=215 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=215 Friday, Massachusetts educators will take field trips to interesting sites around Massachusetts, learning about sustainable and earth-friendly technologies, sciences, and ideas. Saturday, we will convene at Framingham State College to discuss green STEM and learn about how to learn more about green STEM in the classroom. MA teachers will receive 10 PDPs for attending both days. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:52:55 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=214 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=214 NASA announced Thursday its aeronautics competition for high school and college students during the 2007-2008 academic year. Students are asked to imagine and write an essay or design a next generation aircraft that could join the commercial fleet in 2058. Energy issues are included in what should be addressed. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:18:42 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=213 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=213 In anticipation of the AltWheels (Boston) Festival in late September, Museum of Science staff will make special presentations on biofuels, hydrogen fuel cells, wind energy, green buildings, solar energy, and photovoltaics on the Current Science and Technology stage. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:59:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=212 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=212 A course for graduate credit at Bridgewater State College will help teachers of grades 4-8 consider energy and the environment through inquiry. Classes held at Cape Cod Community College September though November. This course will enable teachers to teach science content required by the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Framework. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:01:32 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=211 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=211 A class at Stoughton High School learns about making electricity with wind using a tabletop device from KidWind. Joel Rubin, an Environmental Science teacher, describes the materials. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:33:24 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=210 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=210 EnergyTeachers.org has published, in print and on line, Learning about Energy with Field Trips, a guide to sites around Massachusetts that can host students interested in renewable energy, sustainability, and efficiency. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:18:28 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=209 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=209 Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, Upton, MA, holds a fair to explore renewable energy. Vendors and organizations display energy efficient vehicles, renewable energy systems, financial incentives, and innovative ideas for saving energy. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:26:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=208 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=208 Massachusetts WasteWise Forum to include Performing a greenhouse gas inventory and how to calculate emissions; Energy Star Program; College and University Energy Challenge; Instituting a corporate climate change initiative; Tour of Worcester State College new single-stream recycling. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 23 May 2007 15:18:16 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=207 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=207 Links at EnergyTeachers.org are being organized via a relational database so that there are several ways an educator can access useful information. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 22 May 2007 18:24:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=206 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=206 Close to one hundred students, parents, teachers and guests were on hand at Genzyme Center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA on Friday morning, May 11, to view the creations of the finalists and to be present for the announcement of the winners in the 2007 IMAGINING TOMORROW: ALTERNATE ENERGY FUTURES contest. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 21 May 2007 22:18:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=192 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=192 The editor describes questions we can ask our students to set them on a path of inquiry. He discusses flicker, efficacy, and the myth of vast energy use at startup. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 13 May 2007 13:15:17 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=204 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=204 The printed newsletter for Spring, 2007, includes an article about lights and inquiry; a description of resources online; and the latest news headlines, forum topics, web links, and titles from our bibliography. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 09 May 2007 20:10:45 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=203 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=203 In June, interested homeowners, businesses, and contractors will have a rare opportunity to learn first hand how to properly site, specify, permit, and install a residential scale wind energy system by participating in week long workshop organized by Cape and Islands Self-Reliance. The workshop is part of a broader workforce development effort of the Cape and Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative among whose participants are: Cape Cod Community College, Cape Cod Economic Development Council, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Clean Energy Design, and the Cape's two regional technical high schools. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 07 May 2007 15:43:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=202 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=202 The Renewable Energy Tours at Green Mountain Power Corporation's Wind Farm in Searsburg, Vermont are back for 2007! Click on the link for the full story Sun, 06 May 2007 14:22:01 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=201 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=201 Wheaton College students mentor students from Norton Middle School as they build coldframes to temper winter weather. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 06 May 2007 12:48:36 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=200 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=200 Imagining Tomorrow: Alternate Energy FuturesTM is a creative writing contest for high-school students, piloted in Massachusetts in the spring of 2006. This school-year's awards will be announced/celebrated at the Genzyme Corporation building in Cambridge, MA May 11. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 05 May 2007 23:55:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=199 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=199 Arranged in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) the Volvo Adventure Award rewards active young people creating their own environmental projects. We are now searching for the 2008 winners. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 04 May 2007 22:39:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=198 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=198 Retailer Target, Inc. and the American Architectural Foundation recently announced a $10,000 scholarship contest, the 2007 Redesign Your School Contest for students in grades 9-12. The goal is to design the ideal 21st century learning space. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 02 May 2007 16:10:30 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=197 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=197 More than 350 Bay State high school students from some 60 public and private schools across the commonwealth are expected to compete in the 20th annual Massachusetts Envirothon on Thursday, May 10th at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:43:56 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=196 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=196 Among several workshops this summer, Massachusetts Ag in the Classroom has organized "Local Food and Renewable Energy," August 7, an introduction to solar greenhouses, no-till farming, photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, renewable fuels, and energy-efficient construction. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:52:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=195 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=195 This summer session for Massachusetts teachers grade 6-12, July 30-?August 3, August 6-10, will help participating teachers develop an in-depth understanding of Alternative Energy and how it is related to Physical Science and Technology/Engineering standards. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:16:02 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=194 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=194 Educational displays, fun, food, music, and tours of the erstwhile-largest PV array in the Northeast. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:22:35 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=193 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=193 Held in conjunction with the Fuel Cell Seminar, the 2007 International Youth Fuel Cell Competition will be held in San Antonio, Texas October 12 -18. High School students from around the world will compete in three events, the Global Academic Bowl, the Hydrogen Timepiece, and the Model Car Competition. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:59:06 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=190 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=190 Students--Come to A Free Youth Summit Saturday, May 19th 2007 at MIT's Building 34 from 8:30 to 5:00! Click on the link for the full story Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:58:38 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=189 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=189 Air Quality Awareness Week, April 30 to May 4 New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services will host two open houses at its air monitoring stations in Portsmouth and Lebanon. This article includes suggestions for educational activities. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:24:11 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=188 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=188 This week long series featured in the Boston Herald began on April 9th with a 12-page pull-out section on climate change. Students are using published facts, projections and predictions to comprehend the warming trend facing today'??s scientists - and all of us. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:19:19 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=187 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=187 Lend a hand for a day, see award winning model solar cars in action, and contribute to the ongoing success of this highly engaging educational program for middle school kids. JSS is run on mostly volunteer efforts, and many hands make light work and loads of fun at local area events all over the Northeast, and at the Championship in Springfield, MA, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:19:25 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=186 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=186 A 1-week course for ages 13-15, at Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset, ME. Students will study sailing, cook with the sun, charge batteries with the sun, and take a 3-day sailing trip along the beautiful coast of Maine. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:28:05 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=185 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=185 "Discovering personal strategies to address global warming," promises a flyer for the Chewonki Sustainable Energy Conference 2007, to be held May 12, 2007 in Wiscasset, ME. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:16:35 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=184 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=184 The Green Grand Prix is an educational and competitive event held each year and is jointly sponsored by the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association, the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, and the Glen Region chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. The 2007 Green Grand Prix will be held on Friday, July 6th and will consist of an 80 mile SCCA road rally circulating Seneca Lake, a group forum on issues relating to alternate fuel vehicles and hybrids, and a display of fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles. A children'??s tent as well as live music will be included at the display area. Students will participate in this year's Green Grand Prix with rally cars, project cars, and an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Design Contest. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:53:44 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=183 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=183 An "Environmental Science" course with a focus on energy and materials resources, conserving, and recycling, will be offered at the Museum of Science July 23-27, grades 7-9. Also offered, an electricity course for grades 5-9. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:02:32 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=182 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=182 Bring yourself or a team of up to eight to work at the Lyman Library this summer. Whether you are looking for new classroom activities, entire units, or background material, our library is the place to start your search. The library staff will assist you or your team in selecting appropriate materials for review. All teams are welcome to borrow materials from the library, and the majority of the materials in the collection do circulate. Wireless Internet and photocopy resources are available. Certificates of attendance will be offered. Half or full day sessions are available. There is no fee for this resource. Parking is included. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:56:18 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=180 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=180 ATEEC is conducting a brief, ongoing survey to collect information on associate degree and certificate energy programs offered throughout the nation. The information gathered from the survey will be used to update a list of energy programs to be posted on ATEEC'??s Web site. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:00:05 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=179 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=179 A feeling of pride and a sense of the pioneering spirit were in the air on the morning of March 9, 2007 when the Manatee (Florida) County School District became the first school district in the country to incorporate hybrid buses into its fleet under the Plug-In Hybrid Electric School Bus Project. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:36:43 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=178 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=178 The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 14-18 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 18. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:46:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=177 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=177 Click on the link for the full story Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:58:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=176 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=176 Do you want to buy ENERGY STAR-qualified products in bulk at competitive prices? If so, check out the ENERGY STAR Bulk Purchasing Tool, a Web-based tool created by the U.S. Department of Energy that connects buyers with suppliers. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:03:10 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=175 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=175 National Environmental Education Week to Serve as Pledge Driver for Change a Light, Change the World campaign. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:43:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=174 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=174 Students of a course in engineering and design at Peabody (MA) High School constructed a set of four modules that use sunlight to heat water. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:09:52 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=173 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=173 Cummins Inc. approved (for warranty purposes and such) the use of a 20 percent biodiesel blend in its current diesel engines, used to power a wide range of vehicles including medium and heavy duty trucks, motor homes, school buses, fire and emergency vehicles, and urban buses and shuttles. This means operators can rest assured that there is no risk of problems with the manufacturer when considering this cleaner fuel for use in their fleets. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:29:36 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=172 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=172 Energy Thinking is a new educational unit on energy for grades 5-8 that the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association has just completed for teachers in Pennsylvania. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:42:55 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=205 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=205 The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association organized workshops, sessions, a trade show, talks, a public forum on wind power, and an auction at this annual conference for designers, architects, trades-people, and the public on sustainable building. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:37:11 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=171 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=171 The 12th annual ASES National Solar Tour, "Real Places for Real People," is scheduled for October 6, 2007 and throughout the autumn months. To help expand this event, ASES is seeking new tour organizers nationwide. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:06:23 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=170 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=170 Students at the Dexter and Southfield School in Brookline, MA invited the public to a showing of An Inconvenient Truth, followed by questions put to a panel of experts. Students gave informational materials and compact fluorescents to particpants. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:57:39 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=169 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=169 American Chemical Society is sponsoring a contest for K-12 students to create haiku about chemicals appropriate for Earth Day. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:35:58 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=161 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=161 Participate in the single, largest environmental education event in US history. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:08:17 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=168 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=168 Massachusetts students and educators are reminded that the deadline for Imagining Tomorrow essay entries are due by March 18. The awards reception will be at Genzyme's awesome office building in Cambridge, MA, May 11. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:56:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=167 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=167 The printed newsletter for Fall, 2006, includes an article about solar cookers; a description of resources online; and the latest news headlines, forum topics, web links, and titles from our bibliography. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:36:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=166 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=166 The author describes how he cooked outside without fuel, when the ambient temperature was a few degrees below freezing. The kicker? The vegetables went straight from the freezer to the solar cooker! Click on the link for the full story Sat, 03 Feb 2007 13:58:20 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=165 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=165 A Cool $10,000 Opportunity for Connecticut Students Connecticut middle and high school students can put the freeze on global warming and win valuable awards. Deadline Feb 28, 2007. Registration deadline has passed. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:50:09 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=164 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=164 $20000 in awards for essays from grades 7-12, discussing science or technology. Deadline for entries, February 12, 2007. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:05 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=163 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=163 Youth Service America and the Civil Society Institute announce the second round of the Red, White and Green Climate Change Grant. This opportunity offers $500 to young people in the United States between the ages of 15-25 and to organizations that engage youth ages 15-25. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:45:23 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=162 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=162 Hyannis, March 8, 2007; A conference for educators, just $25 including materials and lunch. Join us for a day of hands-on activities and engaging conversation surrounding the field of energy., how we use it, and how we teach it, just for educators! Click on the link for the full story Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:25:13 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=160 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=160 Register now for a virtual field trip available February 13, 2007, online at efieldtrips.org, about renewable energy, presented by the US Bureau of Land Management. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:26:42 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=159 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=159 Join your fellow teachers both formal and informal, museum and nature center staff, and everyone who is dedicated to providing experiences that educate, excite and commit all generations to preserve the environment and to promote its responsible use. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:43:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=158 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=158 The Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs is now accepting applications for the 2007 Secretary's Awards for Excellence in Environmental Education. Deadline for submitting your application is March 16th at the close of business. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:38:22 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=157 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=157 NASA Langley Research Center will host a hands-on workshop designed for the grade 6-12 educator. The workshop will focus on the implementation and use of Earth system science data sets developed for the pre-college education community as part of the MY NASA DATA program. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:46:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=156 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=156 Northeast Sustainable Energy Association presents this annual conference for green building practitioners and educators, three days of workshops, speeches, and exhibits about sustainable architecture and technology. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:32:44 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=155 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=155 Massachusetts only: Announcing WRITING and VIDEO CONTESTS on clean energy and global climate, for high school age students-a fun and educational way to enhance classroom learning without adding to the teacher's workload! Cash awards for fifteen finalists. Please note that student collaborations are more than welcome on both writing and video entries. Deadline for entries is March 18, 2007, so there is still plenty of time-we look forward to your entries. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:15:38 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=153 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=153 US EPA: Climate CHECK is a free, user-friendly, Excel-based kit that teaches high-school students about the science, drivers, and impacts of climate change and provides them with the knowledge, tools, and resources to increase climate-change awareness and to help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions at their school. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:59:49 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=152 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=152 MA Technology Collaborative is accepting grant applications for development of eligible renewable energy projects with greater than 10 kilowatts of nameplate capacity that are located at commercial, industrial, institutional, and public facilities that will consume more than 25% of the renewable energy generated by the project on-site. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:07:10 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=151 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=151 The 2007 Thacher Scholars Award will be awarded to secondary school students (grades 9-12) designing and conducting the best projects using satellite remote sensing of the Earth. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:11:35 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=149 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=149 Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust Makes Major Investment To Build First Wind Turbine In Worcester at Holy Name High School $575,000 grant to defray costs of 600-kilowatt turbine Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:01:22 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=150 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=150 The MTC Board of Directors recently approved a new round of funding for the Green Schools Initiative. Working with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the Initiative will provide public benefits services and/or grants for renewable energy systems to school districts which are planning to build new schools or undertaking major renovations or additions to existing schools. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:01:22 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=148 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=148 Imagining Tomorrow: Alternate Energy Futures student contests: The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) in conjunction with The Foresight Project is happy to announce that the Imagining Tomorrow: Alternate Energy Futures student contests will be held again this school year. All high-school students, including public, private, and home-school students, are eligible to enter. In addition to the creative writing contest piloted last year, videos will also be included this year. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:11:48 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=147 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=147 New England League of Middle Schools "It's All About Learning" Math and Science Conference Dec 11, 12 2006. EnergyTeachers.org will exhibit on the 12th. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:52:09 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=146 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=146 The printed newsletter for Fall, 2006, is available for download online. If you are not on the mailing list, you can request a free subscription by sending us a note. Click on the link for the full story Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:36:38 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=145 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=145 Volvo Adventure is an international, youth-team competition for practical, environmental projects. Prizes go up to $10k and a trip to Sweden. The deadline for submission is in January, 2007. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:21:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=144 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=144 What: Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) Teachers' Professional Workshop Where: Waquoit Bay Research Reserve in East Falmouth Date: Wednesday December 13th, 2006 Time: 4-8pm Click on the link for the full story Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:33:26 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=143 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=143 NYSERDA has made the very difficult decision not to hold the Energy in Schools Conference, scheduled for Rochester, November 5th through the 7th, due to an unacceptably low response/registration. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:47:43 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=140 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=140 In the Global Challenge, teams of US high school students collaborate with international counterparts from October to May to address global climate change. Students strengthen skills in math, science, engineering, and critical thinking, while learning about global business practices. Register by December 15. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:46:55 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=138 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=138 The US Dept. of Energy's Energy Information Administration publishes a yearly guide to resources for educators, K-12. The 2006-2007 booklet is available free in print or download form. Click on the link for the full story Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:43:13 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=135 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=135 The New Hampshire Carbon Challenge is a UNH initiative to encourage New Hampshire households to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 10,000 pounds per year (a 12% reduction for a typical household). Middle school and high school students can take the Carbon Challenge on behalf of their families, and in the process gain a better understanding of how their family consumes energy and thus their carbon footprint. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:06:05 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=134 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=134 Clean Energy Fair October 28th ( 9 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.) 2006 Gloucester High School Field House 32 Leslie O. Johnson Road, Gloucester, MA In conjunction with the 12th Annual Health Fair EnergyTeachers.org will have a table there. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:41:14 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=133 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=133 Monday, November 27, 2006, the Materials Research Society fall conference will host a competition for high school teams who will design, build, fuel, and race fuel cell cars the size of a shoebox. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:44:21 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=132 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=132 Brian Flaherty of Wayland MS is offering a workshop about building a model solar car. Don Donovan of Thayer Academy is facilitating a review of energy activities implemented since last conference. Shawn Reeves of EnergyTeachers.org is offering a review of successful methods of introducing energy production and use to courses. Register at mast.nu Click on the link for the full story Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:50:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=131 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=131 Energy Citations, from the US Dept. of Energy, contains bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The Database provides access to DOE publicly available citations from 1948 through the present, with continued growth through regular updates. See full story for links and examples. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:58:02 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=130 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=130 Energy Star offers materials for all ages on its web site. Some materials available pre-printed for free. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:27:16 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=129 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=129 Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, will host a conference for educators in the technical fields of renewable energy, November 8-10, 2006. The title is "Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Workforce Conference." Click on the link for the full story Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:34:45 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=128 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=128 Target is offering up to 800 grants of $1000 each to educators in the US, to cover field-trip-related costs such as tickets, transportation, resources, and supplies. Due Nov 1, 2006. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:49:51 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=127 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=127 This presentation by two HS students will demonstrate power sources and requirements, and feature wind power. Goodwin Memorial Library in Hadley, MA, Wednesday September 27, 6:30-7:30 PM. FREE and open to all kids in grades 5 - 6. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:28:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=126 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=126 NSTA is partnering with NASA to present an exciting Symposium for grade 4-9 educators on the topic of living and working in space! The Symposium will be held at NSTA's Area Conference on Science Education in Baltimore, MD, Sat Nov 4 2006 8:00A-12:30P Click on the link for the full story Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:05:37 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=125 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=125 Massachusetts Institute of Technology's MIT Museum hosts scientists debating futures, this fall focusing on energy futures. Oct 18, 25; Nov 1; all events free, 6-7:30 PM Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:16:27 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=120 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=120 Altwheels, an annual event in Boston, MA, this September, will include an Energy Freedom Trail, featuring a stop for educators. A solar micro-car race and other relvant events will take place. Volunteers are needed. Click on the link for the full story Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:12:43 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=124 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=124 Two free workshops will be held this fall to orient coaches and teams to the Massachusetts Envirothon program. An Orientation Workshop for Coaches will be held on Thursday, Sep 28, 2006, and one for coaches and students Nov 16. This workshop will feature an overview and introduction to the eco-stations test sites which combine the topic areas of water, forestry, soils and wildlife and will also offer resource materials and an overview of this year's current issue topic, Conservation and Renewable Energy in Massachusetts Communities. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:25:23 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=123 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=123 RSVP by Sep 15, 2006 for this workshop connecting Environmental Education and the New Hampshire Frameworks for Science Literacy (the new state science standards.) Free for members, or $20 includes workshop and membership to Project Learning Tree, a program for environmental education. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:37:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=122 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=122 Oct 25 fair mostly for public purchasers, such as schools and other government buildings. Worcester, MA. Find recycled products like carpet and paper, environmentally sound choices. Register today at http://www.mass.gov/eppfair Click on the link for the full story Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:41:31 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=121 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=121 The Alliance to Save Energy created a site where scholars can propose super-heroes with super-powers to reduce pollution, fuel use, and energy waste. Related public service messages available. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:55:29 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=119 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=119 The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative hosts a web page linking renewable energy to the state curriculum frameworks: http://masstech.org/cleanenergy/curriculum/framework.htm Click on the link for the full story Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:24:53 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=117 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=117 11 states are to be awarded 19 hybrid diesel-electric buses this year. The buses are manufactured by IC Corporation (International Truck and Engine Corp.) with Enova Systems' drive packages, an 80 kW electric motor and a V8 diesel engine. Click on the link for the full story Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:05:52 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=116 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=116 American Geological Institute is sponsoring a photography contest in order to encourage the public to photograph images for the theme of, "Using and Studying Earth's Resources." Take pictures of students learning about Earth science or people using natural resources for energy, housing, apparel, or other uses. Deadline October 5, 2006 Click on the link for the full story Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:55:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=115 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=115 There will be a green car festival at the Town Hall in Ipswich, MA, July 29, 2006. Organized by Ipswich Citizens Advocating Renewable Energy, the festival will feature alternative fuels, hybrid cars, fun, talks, and music. http://www.ipswichrenewableenergy.org Click on the link for the full story Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:55:25 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=114 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=114 A team of students from Dartmouth College is driving a bus, running on waste vegetable oil and solar electricity, across the country. A map with dates of appearances is available on their web site. http://thebiggreenbus.org/ Click on the link for the full story Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:15:34 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=113 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=113 Climate Change and Coastal Communities Summer Science Content Institute for Mass. Middle & High School Teachers, given on the North Shore. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 30 May 2006 10:03:07 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=111 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=111 The printed newsletter for April-May, 2006, is available for download online. If you are not on the mailing list, you can request a free subscription by sending us a note. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 30 May 2006 09:10:20 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=112 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=112 A special issue of the newsletter about books for energy education is available for free download. You can request a free subscription from EnergyTeachers.org. Click on the link for the full story Tue, 30 May 2006 01:51:13 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=110 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=110 energy & climate: toward sustainable systems A one-week course for advanced undergraduates in Greater Boston June 11-16, 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts A one-week course for advanced undergraduates in Greater Boston. Rolling admissions. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 29 May 2006 19:32:24 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=109 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=109 Museum Institute for Teaching Science is holding summer institutes in nine regions of MA, for K-8 science, math, classroom, special education, pre-service, and substitute teachers. Aides, curriculum specialists, home schoolers, and administrators are welcome. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 24 May 2006 17:47:51 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=108 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=108 For teachers, especially middle school science and social studies. A two-day workshop, $175; August 3,4. Click on the link for the full story Wed, 24 May 2006 17:18:00 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=107 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=107 The Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire is producing a monthly podcast entitled ClimateCast, featuring scientific articles, interviews, and a question and answer segment. It was developed for high school students. Click on the link for the full story Mon, 22 May 2006 16:55:47 EDT http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=106 http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=106 Five workshops by KidWind will show middle school teachers how to offer students a design challenge. 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