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[Archived] El Paso Solar Energy Association (EPSEA) Solar Cookoff last modified : 2023-03-17 05:05:05
El Paso (Texas) Solar Energy Association held a solar cookoff in 1997 with educational activities. This archived page includes interesting photos of cookers and a human sundial.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170826032458/http://www.epsea.org/cookoff.html#
TIL Climate guides for educators last modified : 2023-03-11 17:20:54
Teaching guides related to a podcast on climate change, created at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
https://climate.mit.edu/tilclimate-guides-educators
Hydroma, formerly Petroma last modified : 2023-02-28 11:07:36
An international venture to develop and use sources of natural hydrogen, that is hydrogen not derived from fossil fuels or other methods. Started in Mali when almost pure hydrogen was discovered in wells.
Central Energy Resources Science Center, USGS last modified : 2023-02-28 06:46:02
Central Energy Resources Science Center of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) hosts research on energy resources. As of 2022, that includes some interesting research on the availability of pure hydrogen from Earth's crust.
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/central-energy-resources-science-center
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, Visitor Center last modified : 2023-02-27 10:43:19
Part of our Field Trip Guide.
Global Development Solutions -- Solar Education Project last modified : 2023-02-04 06:05:52
A collection of many resources for learning about solar cooking. Educators at GDS have much experience in solar cooking around the world, and they have assembled lesson plans and tips.
https://gdsnonprofit.org/solar-education-project
Let's Talk Energy – Parlons Énergie last modified : 2022-12-12 12:09:32
Let's Talk Energy is a national program that aims to enhance energy awareness and literacy among Canadians to contribute to a sustainable energy future. LTE offers educators resources like lesson plans, posters, virtual field trips.
https://energy.techno-science.ca/en/index.php
Virtual field trips to Canada Science and Technology Museum last modified : 2022-12-12 11:49:31
A thorough program on energy for students to attend virtually.
https://ingeniumcanada.org/scitech/education/virtual-field-trips/exploring-canadas-energy-future
Appalachian State University Sustainable Energy Society (ASUSES) "Solar Club" last modified : 2022-11-28 17:25:05
Student-led sustainability organization at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, tying research, advocacy, education, and publishing.
Dominion Energy - tours and information last modified : 2022-11-08 17:09:33
Dominion Energy operates many power plants in the southern United States. This page lists contacts for planning tours of many of their plants.
cli-MATE last modified : 2022-10-18 11:54:44
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center hosts climate data and tools to visualize the data.
https://mrcc.purdue.edu/CLIMATE/
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Wind Turbine Project - Installation presentation last modified : 2022-08-22 14:29:54
Slide presentation of installation of the 2006 installation of a Vestas V47 wind turbine at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. PDF hosted by Northeast Diesel. Also describes concurrent sustainable energy projects on campus.
https://www.northeastdiesel.org/pdf/MMA-Wind-Jul08.pdf
Energy Swaraj last modified : 2022-08-03 04:55:33
This organization travels around India, to villages and institutions, raising awareness of the problems of climate change and how solar photovoltaic panels can be a solution.
They travel in a bus covered with PV.
Reaction Bike-Power last modified : 2022-07-30 09:48:33
A U.K. organization that helps build and demonstrate bike -generators to help citizens understand electrical power.
Wind for Schools Portal last modified : 2022-07-30 04:55:49
The Wind for Schools project, coordinated by REpowering Schools, collects and displays data from power-generating wind turbines installed at schools across USA. You can view a map of projects, download generation-data to analyze.
Teachers can access lesson plans, developed with KidWind and National Energy Education Development.
https://openei.org/wiki/Wind_for_Schools_Portal
REpowering Schools last modified : 2022-07-30 04:47:29
An organization connecting schools and the renewable power industry to help develop skills for the future U.S. workforce.
REpowering Schools took custody of the Wind for Schools project started by the Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory, coordinating the installation of wind turbines at school for educational purposes.
https://www.repoweringschools.org
Nant de Drance last modified : 2022-07-22 12:00:48
Swiss pumped storage hydroelectric system, between Lac Vieux Emosson and Lac Emosson. Head of 425m, power 900 MW, capacity 20 GWh. Water can be pumped up during times of surplus generation nearby, then let down through turbines during times of high demand.
The website includes many diagrams of the system with photos of the components in place.
Teach Climate Science, by Paleontological Research Institute last modified : 2022-06-21 17:38:05
Workshops and resources for teachers teaching climate science.
https://www.priweb.org/science-education-programs-and-resources/teach-climate-science
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center | Internship Challenge last modified : 2022-04-28 09:16:05
Full and part time internships for Massachusetts college and HBCU students in the life sciences industry.
Visitan Autoridades Educativas Instalaciones De Geotérmica last modified : 2022-03-11 09:06:35
Educators visit the Cerro Prieto geothermal power complex in 2014. Page includes images of visiting teachers in the educational display.
https://bceducacion.blogspot.com/2014/02/visitan-autoridades-educativas.html
Kidspace Children’s Museum last modified : 2022-01-30 18:02:36
[Retrieved 2022-01-30:]
“Kidspace Children’s Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational and cultural institution committed to serving the needs and interests of children and families. We host nearly 380,000 guests each year on a beautiful, 3.5-acre outdoor campus with more than 40 hands-on exhibits, a live animal collection, and a variety of creative play spaces and water features. We offer a wide array of free and discounted programs, field trips, and digital resources for schools to maximize access for children and educators.”
Science Near Me last modified : 2022-01-29 13:29:30
Find science talks, fairs, exhibits, volunteering, research, conferences, etc.
Searchable by location.
La Plataforma Solar de Almería last modified : 2021-10-18 05:03:41
Part of our Field Trip Guide.
Gearbox Labs last modified : 2021-05-03 11:47:04
Gearbox Labs, a nonprofit curriculum organization, offers labs for building circuits in the simulator TinkerCad, which is nice because it's graphic and it includes Arduino and sensors.
Gearbox offers its programs in USA and Mexico.
AK EnergySmart last modified : 2021-04-12 08:38:00
AK EnergySmart is a free curriculum resource designed to give Alaskan youth an understanding of the high economic and environmental costs of power generation and the importance of conserving energy at home and school. They publish teacher training and lesson plans.
Change is Simple last modified : 2021-03-31 15:06:02
Change is Simple is a curriculum for elementary and middle school students in the Boston area. Students are offered a workshop with experiments, games, and hypothesizing.
Change is Simple is a nonprofit educational corporation.
https://www.changeissimple.org
NASA: Climate Kids last modified : 2021-03-31 15:02:42
Climate Kids is produced by the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology.
It teaches what weather and climate are, what big questions scientists ask about climate and climate change, and explores the fields where scientists study such issues, from atmosphere, water, people's energy use and production, and other living things on Earth.
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/how-to-help/
The Climate Optimist: It's real, it's now, we have solutions. A newsletter. last modified : 2021-03-31 14:53:12
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, C-CHANGE Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, offers this monthly news on ways we are dealing with climate change, either mitigating or avoiding dangers due to climate change.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/climateoptimist/
Possum Point Power Station last modified : 2022-11-08 17:07:23
Part of our Field Trip Guide.
https://www.dominionenergy.com/projects-and-facilities/power-stations
New York State Clean Green Campuses last modified : 2023-02-08 12:24:25
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) began this program to help campuses with resources for renewable energy and climate change goals.
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Clean-Green-Campuses/About
Junior Solar Sprint last modified : 2022-12-01 09:05:04
The US Army Educational Outreach Program sponsors Junior Solar Sprint, a program where middle school students build shoebox sized solar powered race cars.
https://www.usaeop.com/program/jss/
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Education Programs last modified : 2023-03-21 18:19:21
United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) sponsors many educational programs, some nationwide, some from labs including their headquarters in Golden, Colorado.
https://www.nrel.gov/about/energy-education.html
ASES - The American Solar Energy Society last modified : 2022-11-28 17:19:22
The American Solar Energy Society organizes the national solar energy conference and the National Solar Tour, both annual.
There are several student chapters at colleges across USA.
The Post Carbon Institute last modified : 2022-07-25 09:13:38
Publications and recordings on resiliency in a future without fossil fuels.
This organization hosted EnergyBulletin.net, now offline. Check Archive.org for past publications.
Nonprofit organization incorporated in Oregon, USA.