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Announcing Wind and Solar Energy Workshop at JMU

10/16/2020 1:18 PM | VAST Webmaster (Administrator)

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy (CASE)
WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY WORKSHOP
in partnership with The NEED Project
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND REGISTER TODAY!

DATE
October 30, 2020
Virtual Workshop

Zoom details will be provided closer to workshop date

HOW CAN YOU ATTEND?
Click and complete your registration!
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=hyzzrodab&oeidk=a07ehck41q59b394e4b

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • 5th-12th grade teachers
  • CTE educators

FOR THE ATTENDEES:

  • Substitute reimbursement/stipend
  • pre workshop materials
  • NEED curriculum packet

 

Agenda

Before workshop: Pre-test (emailed link)

8:45 a.m.            Teachers begin to log in

9:00 a.m.            Introductions, norms, goals        

Introduction of sponsors and facilitators, Zoom norms and expectations, and goals for the workshop

9:10 a.m.            Renewable Energy Mentimeter Teachers participate in fun online response forum

9:30 a.m.            Science of Energy transformation and forms and sources

10:00 a.m.          Candy Collector and Electric Connections

10:55 a.m.          Quick Break

11:00 a.m.          Introduction to Wind Energy 

11:15 a.m.          Wind energy activity breakout   

Breakout groups will do Wind Can Do Work and Build an Anemometer and report back.

12:15 p.m.          Break for lunch 

12:45 p.m.          Wind Reporting – Successes and challenges

1:00 p.m.            Introduction to Solar Energy

Teachers will learn about solar energy, its limitations, and its benefits

1:15 p.m.            Quick Break

1:20 p.m.            Solar Energy Activity Breakout

Build a Solar oven challenge and work with UV beads and report back

2:05 p.m.            Solar Reporting – successes and challenges

2:20 p.m.            Wrap-up             

                              Posttest and evaluation links shared

2:30 p.m.            Adjourn

 

QUESTIONS?
Contact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or
call 1-800-875-5029


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