Clean Energy Educators Newsletter
  Fall 2019

CEI education fellow Erin Jedlicka helps a student
 
CHEMISTRY ON DECK AND IN THE CLASSROOM
 
Follow CEI graduate fellow and Clean Energy Ambassador Erin Jedlicka on a trip to Hilltop Elementary School in Lynnwood.
 
 
 
Ready to Go Resources: The Electrical Grid
 
 
Solar panels and power lines
 
Science Reading: Electrical Grid
 
This article explains how electricity is distributed from generation to homes.
 
 
Solar town simulator
 
Model Sustainable Town
 
Students construct a model town and microgrid with energy sources, distribution, storage and loads
 
 
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Interactive Energy Explorer
 
Try the Energy System Simulator tool to see if you can keep the lights on with a microgrid.
 
 

SUPPORTING ENERGY EDUCATION IN WASHINGTON STATE

 
Students interacting with a solar cell
 
Clean Energy Ambassadors
 
Outreach to the university, K-12 students, and public is an important part of the CEI mission. We want to get students interested in STEM careers by connecting them with our graduate fellows who share their enthusiasm for science and engineering.

 
 
Clean Energy Lesson Plans
 
Clean Energy Lesson Plans
 
CEI has developed 27 lesson plans that highlight clean energy science and STEM skills needed for research. These NGSS-aligned lessons for elementary, middle school and high school can be freely downloaded.
 

 
 
 
OTHER RESOURCES
 
 
A student installs solar panels in Puerto Rico

Have your students consider possible clean energy careers and how to get there. 
 

 
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The Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) at UW has a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program. Get paid to do summer research and create lessons. 
 

 
Todays solar energy in Seattle graph
Today's solar energy in Seattle in a real time graph. The gold line is the direct radiation and the blue is the indirect. 
CEI Radiometer
 
 
 

CEI Videos and Demos 

 

Find more educational videos and demos about clean energy research here!

 

Get your classroom SunDawg Bag 

 

Interested in demonstrating solar energy in your classroom? Elementary teachers in Washington State can sign up to receive a SunDawg bag. The kit contains  2 solar cars, reflectors, filters and lesson plans. Sundawg bag signup


Visit the Clean Energy Institute website for many more lesson plans and resources.