Students will come away from this lesson with a better understanding of series and parallel circuits. They will understand what happens to voltage when energy sources are wired in series and parallel with each other. They will be curious about when we use energy sources in parallel versus in series.

Students will come away from this lesson with an understanding that the future of the energy grid will rely on multiple energy sources. They will be excited about what they can power with their new voltage limits

The NREL Education team, as part of their summer series, shares the story Energy Island by Allan Drummond. Listen to a story about how a small island became completely reliant on energy from renewable energy resources. Stick around after the story to learn how to make your own pinwheel to harness some wind energy of your own

NREL’s Education team presents Matter by Andi Diehn. Join us as we read about matter and chemistry. After the story, we create animals made of gas, using balloons and other art supplies.

NREL’s Education Team presents Running on Sunshine by Carolyn DeCristofano. This story teaches about solar energy and how it can be captured and used. After the story, we do an experiment to learn more about sun absorption by placing a black shirt and a white shirt in the sun and feeling the temperature difference.

NREL’s Education team presents Solar City by Allan Drummond. Join us as we read about a small desert village in Africa at the base of one of the largest solar farms in the world. After the story, we create our own bingo cards to complete a solar scavenger hunt

Join the Spark Squad and explore the worlds of marine energy and hydropower! The Spark Squad comic book follows middle school students as they learn about water power technologies.