Wind Wisdom in the Classroom
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) in collaboration with the New York State Outdoor Education Association (NYSOEA) is facilitating Wind Wisdom for School Power Naturally, a free professional development workshop for formal and non-formal educators on Saturday, April 17 at the Greenbelt Nature Center on Staten Island, NY from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Wind Wisdom for School Power Naturally offers a hands-on introduction to the technology and engineering involved in renewable wind energy and provides a context for teaching scientific and engineering principles related to properties of the wind, energy transformations and electricity.
This workshop is suitable for teachers who work with grades K-6. At this workshop educators will receive:
- engaging, hands-on science and engineering activities that support New York State Learning Standards and Core Curriculum, addressing specific performance indicators, and enrich existing scholastic programming;
- a free Wind Energy Education Kit;
- curricular units Wind Wisdom for School Power Naturally (two units), grades K-4 and 5-6.
Registration is required. TO REGISTER visit the NESEA website http://www.nesea.org/k-12/events/ click on 4/17 Wind Wisdom workshop and click on “here” for a downloadable registration form. Fill out the information and email or fax to:
agrindrod@nesea.org or 413-774-6053
For questions please contact NESEA’s Education Director at 413-774-6051 x 21 or email agrindrod@nesea.org
This workshop is part of the Solar Sails New York Project: an Expansion of Solar and Wind Energy Education for School Power…Naturally. MANY THANKS to our sponsor: the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for making this project possible
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