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Wind for Schools Energy Educator’s Webinar August 13, 2010

Wind for Schools Energy Educator’s Webinar August 13, 2010. Curricula Sources. Bringing the Turbine into the Classroom. Admission to the program is dependent upon curricula commitment There are 10 curricula options that educators can choose from Educators choose two out of ten.

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Wind for Schools Energy Educator’s Webinar August 13, 2010

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  1. Wind for Schools Energy Educator’s WebinarAugust 13, 2010

  2. Curricula Sources

  3. Bringing the Turbine into the Classroom • Admission to the program is dependent upon curricula commitment • There are 10 curricula options that educators can choose from • Educators choose two out of ten

  4. 10 Curricula Options

  5. 1. Thirty Minute Weekly Lessons • K-12 • Provides standards-based materials from a variety of sources • Includes easy-to-follow instructions • Online resources are still under construction

  6. Weekly Lessons are Organized by Grades & Modules 1. Sustainability 2. Climate Change 3. Energy Science 4. Fossil Fuels 5. Renewables 6. Applications

  7. 2. Hands-on Wind Intensive Week • K-12 • School wide interactive activities with UA students and WfS staff, inquiry-based centers, construction of wind turbine models, • etc.

  8. 3. Hands-on Science of Energy Week • K-12 • Similar to the Wind Intensive Week, but with more integration of other energy resources (using other NEED kits)

  9. 4. Kid Wind Design Challenge • K-12 • Turbine design competition • Use a portable wind tunnel • State challenge will be held March 7-10, 2011 in Girdwood at the International Wind Diesel Conference

  10. 5. Power of the WindAfter-School Club • National 4H's Power of the Wind materials • Alaska Chapter of Women of the Wind (Little Women of the Wind) • Events will be scheduled on a monthly basis by WiDAC to support the Wind Clubs and to provide ongoing educational opportunities for the Wind Club participants

  11. 6. Alaska WfS Essay Competition • K-12 • An option for participants that are not science or math teachers • To be announced for 2010

  12. 7. Wind Energy Conference • 6-12 • WfS will help teachers identify guest speakers and generate topics and resources for the energy conference

  13. 8. NEED Youth Project for Energy Achievement • K-12 National competition • 2011 registration information will be available March 2011 • Winning schools (primary, elementary, junior, senior, and special categories) are recognized at an award ceremony in Washington DC each June

  14. 9. WindWise • 6-12 • STANDARDS-BASED LESSONS for middle and high school • Ready-made LAB & ACTIVITY KITS for educators, worksheets and answer keys, case studies and profiles of professionals • INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSONS for physics, technology, earth science, life science, math, language arts and social studies

  15. 10. Energy-Focused Science Fair • 6-12 • Occur in Spring to coordinate with District and State Science Fairs • WfSwill help provide supplemental educational materials and project ideas for students

  16. Let’s try one! • WindWise Lesson #5 • “Can Wind Power Your Classroom?”

  17. Thanks! Katherine Keith Hannah Gustafson Wind Application Center State Facilitator kmkeith@alaska.eduhannah@realaska.org 907-590-0751 907-929-7770

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