Artist or scientist? Kellie T. proves you can be both
Our group pauses, mid-experiment, for a photo
Using the sun's energy to pump water: Transformation of energy
You know your students are using inquiry learning if the teacher can relax in the background
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.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Star in Your Own Movie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__-7tpK_1wc
Our experienced IEI teacher Melinda White, of Kihei Charter School, has just finished her first major movie production! Of course, she built the movie (it runs five minutes) around her class lesson on Photovoltaic Energy, but she gives a good overview of energy and life on the islands at the same time. Nice job, Melinda, and Roll Credits!
Our experienced IEI teacher Melinda White, of Kihei Charter School, has just finished her first major movie production! Of course, she built the movie (it runs five minutes) around her class lesson on Photovoltaic Energy, but she gives a good overview of energy and life on the islands at the same time. Nice job, Melinda, and Roll Credits!
Monday, October 14, 2013
Connecting in Oahu: IEI on the road again!
Here's our IEI team on another visit to Oahu--thanks for program friends like Anna Romano, Charles Wang, and Sam Nichols who can share renewable energy ideas with our workshop teachers.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Cool Example of Teacher Website
Our IEI graduate Carolyn Bush has been generous in sharing her classroom website, which even has a tab for Island Energy Inquiry lessons and activities. What a nice review for her students and families, and what lucky Hawaii students to have such a creative teacher! Here's the link:
http://www.kamalii.k12.hi.us/~cbush/Island_Energy/Island_Energy.html
http://www.kamalii.k12.hi.us/~cbush/Island_Energy/Island_Energy.html
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
APEI September 2013; Bangkok, Thailand
Below are photos from our conference for teaching renewable energy curriculum in a global setting for Asia Pacific Energy Inquiry. We are practicing STEM labs.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Traveling with Island Energy Inquiry
Our Island Energy Inquiry team is on the road to another IEI workshop adventure. Can you guess where we were changing airplanes?
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Develop in your profession--and help our students seek clean energy
This past year, we helped 34 teachers attain Department of Education professional development credits, and we also have 16 more candidates working on their PD lessons. It's fun to see how they've expanded their teaching through Island Energy Inquiry.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
A local favorite friend of Island Energy Inquiry: Makai Ocean Engineering
Makai to present three
OTEC projects at a clean energy conference in September in Honolulu –
For Immediate Release
Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. is confirmed to do a presentation
on three important aspects of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology
at an upcoming conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 9–11. The conference,
called the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, has a special OTEC Symposium
portion, which is being organized by the USA’s NOAA and its Korean counterpart,
KIOST. The symposium will feature presentations and exhibits by Makai and other
OTEC specialists from around the world.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Linking energies on-line!
Teachers...here's a great way to have your students experiment on-line with the Law of Conservation of Energy. They select energy pathways and try them out. It's fun!
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games/energy_flows.aspx
We tried this site during recent IEI workshops, and it was a big hit with teachers. You'll like the sound effects!
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games/energy_flows.aspx
We tried this site during recent IEI workshops, and it was a big hit with teachers. You'll like the sound effects!
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Lab simulations are easy with iPads
We're modeling a wind farm with 12 turbines, 2.5 megawatts each, to change wind speed as our independent variable. The dependent variable? Power output for the farm. This is IEI's Clean Energy App, available to our course graduates.
Farming Maui's Winds
Kanoa Taylor of Sempra's Auwahi Wind Farm compares a tabletop electric fan to huge wind turbines on the flanks of Haleakala.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Lanai Workshop: Learning with friends
Our Island Energy Inquiry team was on Lanai this weekend, sharing lessons and experiences with our teaching friends Beth, Bridgette, and Doug. What a great setting, and what nice new buildings coming into play soon!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Maui Teachers--Time to join in!
Our Island Energy Inquiry team will be holding a hands-on, inquiry-based two day workshop on Hawaii's renewable energies, soon after the end of this school year. Join us in Kihei at the Malcolm Training Center, June 6-7. 100 % of our graduates have recommended this course! Here's the signup info:
http://www.womenintech.com/workshops.html
http://www.womenintech.com/workshops.html
Friday, March 22, 2013
Inquiring in Oahu
Island Energy Inquiry team member Denissa Andrade leads our Oahu teacher in Photovoltaic (PV) Inquiry on Thursday. Our teachers had a busy two days...along with running through five lab activities, they met with Hawaii professionals in Energy Audit, OTEC, Algal Biofuels, and Wind Turbine technologies. Ready to launch in our Hawaii classrooms!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Creating new lessons
We visited Baldwin High School on Maui to try out a new lesson for Island Energy Inquiry. Wait...are those popcorn kernels? Cell phones?
Join one of our IEI teacher workshops and earn a stipend or PD credits for implementing lessons in your classroom
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Transferring the Sun's energy
STEM teachers...join our upcoming Island Energy Inquiry workshops to learn classroom lessons like this solar hot water activity. We hope to see you!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Counting down to Oahu's next IEI Workshop
Oahu-based teachers...next Island Energy Inquiry workshop is March 20-21; we hope you're one of the lucky teachers who already pre-registered!
Want to know about algal biofuels? Ocean thermal energy conversion? Auditing your own energy use? Efficiency of your wind turbine design? Prepare to be enlightened!
If you missed the March 20-21 signups, check our http://womenintech.com website for workshops in May and June, Oahu and Maui. See you there?
Want to know about algal biofuels? Ocean thermal energy conversion? Auditing your own energy use? Efficiency of your wind turbine design? Prepare to be enlightened!
If you missed the March 20-21 signups, check our http://womenintech.com website for workshops in May and June, Oahu and Maui. See you there?
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Another Oahu Workshop!
Oahu-based teachers...we'll be doing another IEI workshop March 20-21, and you'll be learning about wind turbines, photovoltaics, energy audit, and solar water heating--plus other renewables being explored in Hawaii. You can register for a spot at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IEI_March2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
A big mahalo to our awesome Hawaii Island IEI teachers for participating in our workshop. We look forward to hearing about your implementation of the curriculum . Also, thank you to our guest speakers Michael Kaleikini, Kelly King, and Jenna Long. Your presentations were highly informational and relevant to the energy issues of the state and Hawaii Island. What a great weekend!
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