Rhode Island
Scituate Middle School North Scituate, RI Project Title: Project Advisor: Ruth Trainor
Rhode Island
Scituate High School Scituate, RI Project Title: Scituate High School NEED Project Project Advisor: Shannon Donovan Senior Level School of the Year
See page 26. What an exciting year for Scituate Middle School NEED club! Our group grew from five in the 2010/2011 school year to a group of seventeen this year. This group took on learning about hydro power and wind generators and did a thorough job studying solar power. To further enhance their study of solar power the group created three different solar cars to race in Rhode Island’s Junior Solar Sprint. We were fortunate to have the support of a retired Industrial Technology teacher who did an extensive study of mechanics and engineering with them as part of the cars’ development. Our group participated in the Scituate High School Community Night where we raised funds for our club and presented to the community about our studies. As part of our commitment to sustainable living, we participated in the annual plant sale. We were also able to use several units from NEED’s Science of Energy Curriculum to examine thermal energy.
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