This blog is a website to provide ongoing support to all teachers in their implementation of the Island Energy Inquiry Curriculum shared in teacher workshops throughout Hawai'i.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Clean Energy iPad App Available Now - Only $1.99!



Great for facilitating science inquiry in your classroom.

Download at iTunes: http://bit.ly/CleanEnergyHawaii


Thursday, April 21, 2011

Get the Hawaii Clean Energy Hawaii STEM iPad App Now!



Get the Hawaii Clean Energy
Hawaii STEM iPad App Now!


In Celebration of EARTH DAY and in honor of teachers, students and parents worldwide, download the Clean Energy Hawaii STEM iPad App from iTunes on April 22nd!

Press Release: http://prmac.com/release-id-22257.htm


You Tube: http://bit.ly/CleanEnergyHawaiiVideo



iTunes: http://bit.ly/CleanEnergyHawaii

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Video Resources - Teaching Science as Inquiry, Energy, and more



Here are some video resources from UH SeaGrant on “Teaching Science as Inquiry”, solar energy and more...

Link to all videow directly at: http://www.vimeo.com/marinescience

Or by island:
Oahu: http://mse.seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/oahu-lectures
Hawai`i Island: http://mse.seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/hawaii-island-lectures

A good reason to recycle those energy saving Compact Flourescent Light Bulbs!




Los Angeles Times report




Unrecycled New Light Bulbs Release Mercury into the Environment http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lightbulb-mercury-20110407,0,3406825.storyThe nation’s accelerating shift from incandescent lighting to a new generation of energy-efcient bulbs is raising an environmental concern: the release of tons of mercury every year.The most popular new bulb–the compact fluorescent light bulb, or CFL–accounts for a quarter of new bulb sales. Each contains up to 5 milligrams of mercury, a potent neurotoxin that’s on the worst-offending list of environmental contaminants.Demand for CFL bulbs is growing as government mandates for energy-efficient lighting take effect, yet only about 2% of residential consumers and one-third of businesses recycle the new bulbs, according to the Assn. of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers. As a result, U.S. landfills are releasing more than 4 tons of mercury annually into the atmosphere and storm water runoff, according to a study in the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Assn.http://ow.ly/4w2dZ