From quick classroom activities to a month of energy lessons, NEED has what you need to celebrate with your students. Explore hands-on resources that help them discover where energy comes from, how they use it, and how their choices can make a difference.

Have we got a treat for you!

NEED's 2026–2027 Resource Catalog & Planning Guide is here! Your one-stop shop for this school year’s energy education resources includes curriculum guides, hands-on kits, and a curriculum matrix to help you find the right activities for your classroom. 

It’s alive! Turn your school into a learning laboratory with these grade-level guides. Students explore the difference between energy efficiency and conservation, learn to use energy audit tools, and put their findings to work, from classroom investigations to school-wide energy plans.

Energy Games and Icebreakers

This teacher-favorite guide offers fun activities to introduce students to energy, efficiency, and conservation or reinforce what they’ve already learned.

Try these activities for Energy Awareness Month:

This Week in Energy Conservation

Students become news correspondents and report on ways to save energy at home and on the road.

America’s Most Wanted Energy Wasters

Students spot energy-wasting habits and learn simple ways to save.

Candy Collector

Jellybeans and M&M’S® introduce students to renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.

And be sure to check out Energy Beach Ball and Would You Rather, two new additions to this annually updated resource!

Free to attend · No materials needed · Door prizes

Attendance certificates available upon request

Each webinar you attend earns an entry in our end-of-year energy kit drawing!

For security purposes, registration is required to receive your personal Zoom link.

With 90+ workshops already scheduled this fall, bookmark the NEED Event Calendar to find one near you and register today!

Thanks to our partners and sponsors, 
these FREE professional development opportunities provide:

State-aligned curriculum resources | Classroom energy kit(s)

Substitute reimbursement or stipend | Breakfast & lunch

PD credit | A great day of networking with fellow educators

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