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Eugene 4J / EWEB Water & Energy Education Office
Instruction Department
200 N. Monroe
Eugene, OR 97402
www.4j.lane.edu/partners/eweb/ttr/
John Bezelj — EWEB Grant Coordinator
(541) 687-3526
bezelj@4j.lane.edu
Programs
| Electric and Solar Vehicles |
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| AUDIENCE | 4J classrooms, Grades 6-12 |
| DESCRIPTION | Annually, EWEB sponsors an all day teacher training using an Electric Vehicle kit and an adaptation of the national Solar Sprint program. Participating teachers commit to teaching the curriculum to their classrooms and student participation culminates in the Annual EWEB Solar Challenge. Students' solar vehicles are evaluated for speed, design, and aesthetics. |
| RESOURCES | Guest speakers, presentations, curriculum/materials, supplies and equipment, teacher workshops, culminating event |
| SUBJECTS | |
| CONTACT | John Bezelj |
| Energy & Water Education Grant |
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| AUDIENCE | 4J classrooms, Grades K-12, adult |
| DESCRIPTION | This grant program provides support in the educational efforts focusing on energy, water, local watersheds, conservation, recycling, and the environment. |
| RESOURCES | Guest speakers, presentations, curriculum/materials, field trip support, field equipment, transportation support, teacher workshops, environmental education training for project schools, and often times a culminating event |
| SUBJECTS | Stormwater/Urban |
| CONTACT | John Bezelj |
| Pico Wind Turbines |
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| AUDIENCE | 4J classrooms, Grades 6-12, adult |
| DESCRIPTION | Through this program students explore wind energy using the PicoTurbine, a fully functioning wind turbine. Standing 8 inches tall, it produces between 2 and 2.5 volts, enough to light up an LED. The PicoTurbine demonstrates the power of wind as a renewable energy resource. |
| RESOURCES | Guest speakers, presentations, curriculum/materials, supplies and equipment, teacher workshops, culminating event |
| SUBJECTS | Recycling/Energy/Alternative Transporation |
| CONTACT | John Bezelj |
| Science-Hands On Education (SHOE) |
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| AUDIENCE | 4J classrooms, Grades K-5 |
| DESCRIPTION | SHOE, a kit-based program implemented in 30 elementary school programs, has incorporated a balanced approach to science education and has fostered conceptual development through teacher training and student participation. |
| RESOURCES | Curriculum/materials, teacher workshops |
| SUBJECTS |
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| CONTACT | John Bezelj |
| Tale of Two Rivers |
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| AUDIENCE | 4J classrooms, Grades 6-12, adult |
| DESCRIPTION | A Tale of Two Rivers is a cooperative project between the Eugene 4J school district and the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) to develop integrated curriculum based on the study of selected sites along the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. |
| RESOURCES | Guest speakers, presentations, curriculum/materials, field trip support, field equipment, transportation support, teacher workshops, environmental education training for project schools |
| SUBJECTS | Stormwater/Urban |
| CONTACT | Pat Lyon |
| Virtual Eugene |
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| AUDIENCE | 4J classrooms, K-5, adult |
| DESCRIPTION | Virtual Eugene, begun in 1996, is a cooperative project between school district Eugene 4J and the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) to develop integrated curriculum based on the study of water and energy. Students will raise salmon in the classroom, learn about watersheds, ecology, climate, inhabitants and the interactions within the system and energy generation and conservation. |
| RESOURCES | Guest speakers, presentations, curriculum/materials, field trip support, field equipment, transportation support, teacher workshops, environmental education training for project schools |
| SUBJECTS | Stormwater/Urban |
| CONTACT | Pat Lyon |
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