2/8 - Time: 12:30 - 3:30pm
Wind Wisdom for School Power Naturally, Fishkill,NY
Join NESEA staff, in collaboration with the New York State Outdoor Education Associations (NYSOEA) and the Fresh Air Fund, on Tuesday, February 8 from 12:30 - 3:30pm at the Fresh Air Fund's Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY for a entertaining gambol through wind energy education. The Wind Wisdom for School Power...Naturally Teacher Training Workshop offers a hands-on introduction to the principles and practices of wind energy and provides a context for teaching properties of the wind, wind turbine design, energy transformations, and electricity. This workshop is suitable for teachers and non-formal educators who work with grades K-6.
At this workshop educators will receive:
- engaging, hands-on science and engineering activities that support New York State Learning Standards and Core Curriculum, addressing specific performance indicators, and enrich existing scholastic programming;
- a free Wind Energy Education Kit;
- curricular units Wind Wisdom for School Power Naturally (two units), grades K-4 and 5-6.
Registration is required. TO REGISTER Please click here and fill out the information. Please email or fax your registration to: agrindrod@nesea.org or 413-774-6053
For questions please contact NESEA's Education Director at 413-774-6051 x 21 or email agrindrod@nesea.org
Light refreshments will be provided. Please bring a bag lunch.
This workshop is part of the Solar Sails New York Project: an Expansion of Solar and Wind Energy Education for School Power...Naturally
This program is organized by NESEA and sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Admission: Free
Event Website: http://www.nesea.org/
Location: Sharpe Reservation, Fishkill, NY
Directions: The Fresh Air Fund, Sharpe Reservation
436 Van Wyck Lake Road, Fishkill, NY 12524
Local Directions: Exit 13 off of interstate 84, to Snook Road, to Van Wyck Lake Road
If lost en-route, call: 845- 891-9129
Contact Information: Arianna Grindrod, Education Director, (413) 774-6051 x21, agrindrod@nesea.org