Free one day STEM Energy Focused Workshop for teachers. We will provide a $100 stipend for attending as well as a free hands-on classroom kit.
Date and Location
October 5, 2024
DoubleTree by Hilton Portland
363 Maine Mall Road
South Portland, ME 04106

For The Attendees:
• Hands-on kits and curriculum materials
• A great day of hands-on learning and professional networking
• Breakfast and lunch
• $100 stipend provided
Who Should Attend:
• 4th to 12th grade science educators
• CTE educators
• Afterschool program leaders
How Can You Attend?
Register Today! Don’t Wait!
Go to
https://needorg.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/citgo100524me
and complete your registration!
Questions
Contact Wendi Moss at wmoss@need.org or
call 1-800-875-5029

Agenda

8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
Pick up curriculum materials and supplies and network during breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Today’s Goals and Objectives
Meet your fellow participants. Review goals and objectives for the workshop and begin planning ways to use the NEED materials and training in your school. Energy Bingo!

9:00 a.m. The Science of Energy
Learn more about the forms of energy and energy transformations while exploring the stations of the Science of Energy kit. CITGO’s sponsorship provides each teacher with a Science of Energy Kit.

10:45 a.m. Energy Enigma
After learning about the Science of Energy, participants will begin studying the sources of energy. What are they? Where do they come from? How do we use each of the 10 sources of energy?

11:45 a.m. Renewables and Nonrenewable 101
Get a quick glimpse into renewable and nonrenewable energy sources

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m. Time to Explore Renewable and Nonrenewable Hands-on
• Solar – Solar Oven
• Wind – Wind Can Do Work
• Oil & Natural Gas – Refining Maze and Petroleum Ponder

2:30 p.m. Energy Career Roundup

3:00 p.m. CITGO’s Student Energy Workshops

3:15 p.m. Q&A and Workshop Paperwork

3:30 p.m. Adjourn