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Wind for Schools
Energy Educator’s Webinar
August 13, 2010
Curricula Sources
NEED – www.need.org
WindWise – www.windwiseeduction.org
Kid Wind – www.kidwind.org
AMEREF/Alaska Resource Education – www.ameref.org
NREL – www.nrel.gov/education
Global Fever – www.globalfever.net
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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10 Curricula Options
Thirty Minute Weekly
Lessons
Participation in the AK WfS
Essay Contest
Hands-on Wind Intensive
Week
Wind Energy Conference
Hands-on Science of Energy
Week
NEED Youth Project for
Energy Achievement
Kid Wind Design Challenge
WindWise
Power of the Wind Afterschool Club
Energy-Focused Science
Fair
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
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Weekly Lessons are Organized by Grades
& Modules
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Sustainability
Climate Change
Energy Science
Fossil Fuels
Renewables
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 Wind
After-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
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K-12
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An option for
participants that
are not science
or math teachers
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To be announced
for 2010
7. Wind Energy Conference
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6-12
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WfS will help
teachers identify
guest speakers
and generate
topics and
resources for the
energy conference
8. NEED Youth Project for
Energy Achievement
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K-12 National competition
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2011 registration
information will be available
March 2011
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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
WfS will help provide supplemental
educational materials and project
ideas for students
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Let’s try one!
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WindWise Lesson #5
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“Can Wind Power Your Classroom?”
Thanks!
Katherine Keith
Wind Application Center
[email protected]
907-590-0751
Hannah Gustafson
State Facilitator
[email protected]
907-929-7770