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 2021-2022 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.
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2021-2022 Resource Catalog and Planning Guide
