Teachers are a big part of educating kids about electricity, safety and electric cooperatives. This section of Lake Country Power’s Web site is designed specifically with teachers in mind.
Learn about the Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE)
Learn to be safe
For safety tips around electrical equipment, visit www.safeelectricity.org.
Learn while in Washington, D.C.
To learn more about the Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. for high school juniors and seniors, visit www.youthtour.org or www.mrea.org. Please encourage your students to apply.
Learn about electric cooperatives
For more information about electric cooperatives, visit www.co-opmonth.coop, www.mrea.org, or other parts within Lake Country Power’s Web site.
Teach students about electricity using a kit
As one of 600 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives across America, Lake Country Power offers an educational curriculum program called Get Charged! Electricity and You, which is a kit available to science teachers (grades 5 – 9). The kit is an educational program about electricity and rural electrification.
If you don’t currently have a Get Charged! kit and are interested in using the curriculum guide in your science class, please request one complimentary copy for your school from Lake Country Power by calling 800-421-9959 or e-mail tzaun@lakecountrypower.com.
Lignite Energy Council Teacher Education Seminar
Elementary and secondary teachers can attend the three-day Lignite Energy Council Teacher Education seminar in June at Bismarck State College where they explore North Dakota’s energy industry. Teachers get a first-hand look at lignite mining operations, reclamation sites and coal conversion facilities and hear presentations about the lignite industry. In addition, teachers receive resource guides and educational materials. Teachers earn one continuing education graduate credit from the University of North Dakota.
For more information, contact Renee Walz at the Lignite Energy Council by calling 1-800-932-7117 or visit www.lignite.com.
To participate through Lake Country Power’s sponsorship, please call 800-421-9959.
The Bakken Library and Museum
Making a trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota soon? If so, stop by the Bakken Library and Museum. The museum focuses on electricity and magnetism, using history, the arts and exploration to bring science to life. Students, teachers, scholars and the general public are welcome. For more information visit www.thebakken.org.
Online learning tools:
Energy Quest
The Energy Quest web site is a fun site that provides parents and teachers with a resource to teach kids about energy and how to conserve it. Visit www.energyquest.ca.gov or http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/games/energy_test/index.html.
Kids Korner
Kids Korner is a research-based learning center for children. Topics include: energy conservation, safety, fundamentals, history, glossary, careers and a host of fun activities.
The program was designed by APOGEE Interactive Inc., a full-service provider of online technology solutions and consulting services to the energy industry.
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Energy game for kids
Kids can play a game to learn about energy use at www.energyhog.org.
K-12 Energy Lesson Plans & Activities
The Department of Energy launched a new curriculum Web site, which offers more than 350 lesson plans and activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Visit the Get Smart About Energy Web site.Additional Links
For more information
For additional references, please visit the quick links section of Lake Country Power’s web site for more online resources.