Presentation Materials

You're welcome to use these outlines and presentations as a basis for your own. Substitute your own co-op's information and hands-on activities.

K-1st grade safety talk, includes a Van De Graaf generator activity that can be replaced with something else. Presented at Bismarck's Safety Village in 2020.

• Safety Village document

Junior high presentation on how electricity is made, converting energy from natural resources. Includes an Energy Bike activity that can be replaced with something else. Presented at Gateway to Science's STEM Day in 2019.

• Gateway to Science document 

How electricity is made, with a focus on wind energy. Included a demonstration with a mini wind turbine and a pinwheel activity. Presented to a small Girl Scout troop in 2019.

• Girl Scouts document

Activities

An activity that can go well with a discussion about wind energy or how electricity is made from natural resources in general.

• Pinwheel instructions document

Visual representations of electricity.

• Energy stick
• Plasma ball

Energy Education Links

• K-12
• DOE Wind Exchange

• “A resource to educate and inform the students and citizens of North Dakota on the many topics of energy. This means the E-Portal will provide energy resources of all kinds for educators, community leaders, and the general public.”

• Level 1 grades 1-5 activities 
• Level 2 grades 6-12 activities 
• Short electrical safety video from NRECA
• Electrical safety video for kids by Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E)