NEED Curriculum Packet Any educator can become a part of NEED’s dynamic network of schools across the nation participating in innovative energy education programs. NEED educators receive a 2020-2021 NEED Curriculum Packet; e-newsletters; invitations to NEED conferences, workshops, and the Youth Energy Conference and Awards Program; and the opportunity to personalize classroom programs by accessing materials on the NEED website. Teachers can download all curriculum guides and supplemental materials in NEED’s library for free from NEED’s online store and website. NEED Curriculum Packets are provided by sponsors to all educators who attend NEED workshops. Each packet includes a sampling of NEED’s favorite materials. Check out the awesome activities and new additions listed on this page and on page 7!
ENERGY INFOBOOKS NEED’s Energy Infobooks are provided in primary, elementary, intermediate, and secondary reading levels. The guides provide background and basic information on the sources of energy, electricity, transportation, conservation and efficiency, and consumption. The Infobooks can be used in the classroom as nonfiction text support for many NEED activities. Class sets of the elementary, intermediate, and secondary versions are available. The primary version of the guide is designed for teachers to read aloud to students. The Infobooks are revised every year to provide complete, up-to-date information. Infobooks are also available on NEED’s website as individual factsheets, and as e-publications. Download our new and improved Energy Infobook Activities to support these great text-based resources. Head to www.NEED.org/need-students/energy-infobooks/ for digital versions.
ENERGY GAMES AND ICEBREAKERS This guide contains entertaining games and activities that serve as excellent introductions to an energy unit, or fantastic formative assessment tools to use throughout a unit or as review activities. Games include Electric Connections, Energy Chants, Energy Roundup, Energy Bingo, Energy Web Game, Candy Collector, and more.
Sidekick circuits Electricity often seems like this magical force; we think about it very little, until we flip a switch and something doesn’t turn on. These quick activities were developed to help students understand how electricity flows through a circuit. Circuits provide a pathway for electricity to travel safely into and out of our devices. Students will be introduced to the most basic of DC circuits in Light-a-Bulb Challenge. Students are given a few basic supplies and must use those three items to light the bulb. They learn very quickly which parts of the battery are important for current flow and which parts are just along for the ride, so to speak. Once they’ve mastered the concept of a basic circuit, they will move up to Sidekick Circuits, where they must wire their own circuits on our energy sidekicks, using bulbs to illuminate features on the image and adhesive conductive tape to connect the parts of a circuit. Students will enjoy the hands-on challenge and surprise you with their fun designs. Check out page 25 for more electricity and magnetism-focused activities.
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2020-2021 Resource Catalog and Planning Guide
