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

10 Curricula Options

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

Weekly Lessons are Organized by Grades & Modules

1. Sustainability2. Climate Change3. Energy Science4. Fossil Fuels5. Renewables6. Applications

K-12School wide interactive activities with UA students and WfS staff, inquiry-based centers, construction of wind turbine models,etc.

2. Hands-on Wind Intensive Week

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)

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

4. Kid Wind Design Challenge

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

5. Power of the Wind After-School Club

6. Alaska WfS Essay Competition

K-12

An option for participants that are not science or math teachers

To be announced for 2010

7. Wind Energy Conference

6-12

WfS will help teachers identify guest speakers and generate topics and resources for the energy conference

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

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

9. WindWise

6-12

Occur in Spring to coordinate with District and State Science Fairs

WfS will help provide supplemental educational materials and project ideas for students

10. Energy-Focused Science Fair

Let’s try one!

WindWise Lesson #5

“Can Wind Power Your Classroom?”

Katherine Keith Hannah GustafsonWind Application Center State Facilitatorkmkeith@alaska.edu hannah@realaska.org907-590-0751 907-929-7770

Thanks!