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Educators can bring wind energy into the classroom through a selection of 10 curricula options, ranging from weekly lessons to hands-on activities and design challenges. Opportunities like the Kid Wind Design Challenge and Energy-Focused Science Fair engage students in practical learning experiences related to wind energy and sustainability. The program also offers resources for after-school clubs, essay competitions, and participation in national youth projects for energy achievement. With support from the Wind Application Center State Facilitator, educators have a range of materials and activities to integrate wind energy education into their teaching curriculum effectively.
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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
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. Sustainability 2. Climate Change 3. Energy Science 4. Fossil Fuels 5. Renewables 6. Applications
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.
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Let’s try one! • WindWise Lesson #5 • “Can Wind Power Your Classroom?”
Thanks! Katherine Keith Hannah Gustafson Wind Application Center State Facilitator kmkeith@alaska.eduhannah@realaska.org 907-590-0751 907-929-7770
