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National Energy Education Development (The NEED) Project
A national network of students, educators, and business, government and community leaders dedicated to the design and delivery of comprehensive, non-biased kindergarten through 12th grade energy education curriculum.
By meeting local, state, and national education standards, NEED programs provide students and teachers an opportunity to learn about energy through hands-on science, math, drama, social studies, art, and music. NEED works with the Energy Information Administration to deliver current energy data and information to schools nationwide. Curriculum is available to educators for little or no cost, based on availability of sponsorship from NEED's partners and sponsors. Participating educators receive the NEED Energy Kit with teacher guides to a variety of activities and a full portfolio of free items to complete their units based on their grade level. The materials include Energy Infobooks on the nation's leading energy sources; curriculum guides that help teachers plan comprehensive units to include the science of energy, energy sources, electricity, efficiency and conservation; and many evaluation/assessment and reinforcement options. An extensive selection of hands-on science kits to teach energy transformations, solar energy, energy efficiency, electricity, magnets, and hydrogen are available and often sponsored.Workshops and conferences for teachers, students, and energy professionals are available throughout the year, and week-long summer training is offered annually. NEED's website has resources to teach an entire NEED unit available in PDF and other formats.The extensive curriculum, including Science Fair Projects, Transportation Fuels activities, Renewable Energy and NonRenewable Energy activities, Hydrogen activities, energy efficiency for schools and homes and more are available from NEED's website, resource catalog, and at over 600 workshops each year. For information about NEED Project programs, go to www.need.org.
8408 Kao Circle
Manassas VA 20110
Phone: (800) 875-5029
Fax: (800) 847-1820
Email: info@need.org
www.need.org