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12 teachers to recieve renewable energy classroom grants from FPL tonight
At tonight's Brevard County School Board meeting 12 teachers will receive a total of $9,500 combined that will help fund renewable energy classroom projects.The money will be given by Florida Power and Light Co.
The winning projects aim to teach children about renewable energy and the science behind new technologies. They will build solar cars, solar ovens or turbines to measure wind energy.
The awards range from $500 to $2,500 per project, based on the budget and the number of students who will benefit.
Odyssey Charter school had five teachers awarded, more than any school in the district. Odyssey focuses on green and renewable energy and is the only green building in the district.
Award recipients were selected by the National Education Energy Development project, a non-profit that works with energy companies to bring energy curriculum and training to classrooms.
Statewide, 47 teachers will receive the grants at public, private and charter schools in the 35 counties that FPL serves.
The winning schools in Brevard County are:
- David Schlieth, private school Einstein Montessori Academy. Students will design a photovoltaic system.
- Teresa Arrouet, Johnson Middle. Students will design, build and test model-size solar and hydrogen-powered cars.
- Lynne Gelinas, Gemini Elementary. Students will learn how energy from the sun can be turned into electricity.
- Aaron Mitchell, Bayside High. Students will learn about hydrogen fuel cells and photovoltaics
- Michelle Braun, McAuliffe Elementary. Students will explore solar energy through car races and building solar ovens.
- Tara Jankovic, Odyssey Charter. Kids learn how electricity works through experiments.
- Alexis Rothstein, Odyssey Charter. Students build solar ovens.
- Amanda Kassabian, Odyssey Charter. Students explore the sun as an alternative energy source.
- Amanda Rasch and Kathryn Archibald, Odyssey Charter. Students use turbines to observe and measure wind energy.
- Teresa Rowe, Riverview Elementary. Students learn about electrical circuits to produce energy from alternative sources.
- Roger Cohen, West Melbourne School for Science. Students design solar powered model-size vehicles.
Photo by Malcolm Denemark. FLORIDA TODAY file.
3 Comments:
Good job teachers!
Parents/teachers the Snap Circuits line of toys/kits is good for teaching kids (and adults) about basic circuits.
Another idea is placing a power monitoring device, even something simple like a Watts Up or Kill a Watt, on an appliance/computer/room and learn about how much power various things use.
if FPL can't make enough juice, let's get someone who can.
Oh ya! They can give money away after they steal it from us!! I lived in PA in the same place for 10 years and my highest bill was $200. I moved here in a place HALF the size and my bill has NEVER been below $250 with a high if 350!! What? Are the lines here made of gold? Or is there something diff about FL electric than the rest of the nation. Yup, there is, it's run by money grubbing ***tards!
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