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TXU Energy provided a grant to NEED to sponsor over 240 sets of classroom curriculum and hands-on kits for participating teachers. Teachers are invited to register for a workshop in their community and will have the opportunity to select grade appropriate Science of Energy Kits and TXU Energy Solar Academy Kits for their classroom. This contribution provides over $800 of materials to participating teachers.
The NEED Science of Energy Kit teaches about the forms of energy – heat, light, motion, chemical – and energy transformations. The TXU Energy Solar Academy Kits teach the properties of radiant energy and the ways in which we capture the power of the sun. Participants also receive a class-set of NEED Energy Infobooks (student readers) for the classroom.
Teachers participating in the program receive a full portfolio of NEED materials and curriculum guides. NEED guides
are updated annually and are designed for use at the appropriate grade level. Teachers may find that they wish to use materials for older or younger students based on the capabilities of their students.
Primary
The Sun and Its Energy
Elementary
Energy from the Sun – Teacher Guide
Energy from the Sun – Student Guide
Intermediate
Exploring Solar Energy - Teacher Guide
Exploring Solar Energy – Student Guide
Secondary
Photovoltaics – Teacher Guide
Photovoltaics – Student Guide
For All Grades
Schools Going Solar Guide to Using the PV System
Coming Soon
The TXU Energy Solar Academy Guide has lessons and research activities for schools to utilize to connect the local PV installations to the classroom. These science, math, graphing and analysis lessons help students understand the power of the sun.
For information about all energy resources, NEED creates Energy Infobooks as student readers for the classroom. To assist teachers and students in their search for energy information, the Infobooks have been separated by source and by grade level. Energy Infobook Activities are available for reinforcement of the content in the Energy Infobooks.
Other Links
Teachers are always looking for good web resources to use with their students. Visiting the following sites provides a good overview of energy for students.
