Learn more about our eqiupment kits, curricula, storylines, and other teaching resources below. Curricula and storylines are designed to pair with our equipment kits. Curricula and storylines are free to download, click on each title to learn about kit rental prices.
Coming soon: Hydro curricula and kits!
In addition to kits and curricula, we also produce educational posters which are available at the bottom of this page.
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Kits, Curricula, & Resources Title Grade Band Driving question / topic area Category 
Climate Change: Understanding & Engagement
6-8 What are the human impacts on the environment/Earth systems? How can I minimize my impacts? Climate Change 
Conservation Kids
K-3 What is energy and how do we use it on a daily basis? Conservation 
Electricity & Climate Change MacroStoryline
6-8, 9-12 How are humans impacting the climate by turning on this lamp? What can we do about it? Electricity Electricity & the Environment
4-5, 6-8 Explore electricity use and generation with this mini-unit based on our traditional workshops Electricity 
Greening Transportation Storyline
6-8, 9-12 How/why does human transportation impact earth’s climate? How can we re-engineer local transportation to reduce our impact? Transportation 
Home Heat Transfer Storyline
4-5, 6-8, 9-12 How/why does keeping homes warm impact the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere? How can we decrease this impact yet keep our homes warm and cozy? Heat Transfer 
Model Grid Storyline
6-8, 9-12 How is it that my electrical needs and thousands of others can vary and yet still be met continuously? Electricity 
Non-Contact Forces
K-3 How does Baby Yoda help us explain the behavior of magnets and static electricity? Non-Contact Forces 
PVs in Action: Solar Power
4-5 How does installing photovoltaic panels address the community’s electricity needs while helping to protect the earth? Solar 
PVs in Action: Solar Power 6-12
6-8, 9-12 How does installing photovoltaic panels address the community’s electricity needs while helping to protect the earth? Solar 
Solar Challenge
6-8, 9-12 How can we learn to harness the sun’s renewable energy? Solar 
Sun FUNdamentals
K-3 How do we use sunlight and shade to help us? Solar 
Wind FUNdamentals
K-3 How do we use wind? Wind 
Wind Works
4-5, 6-8, 9-12 How can wind produce reliable, affordable, electrical energy that is clean and sustainable? Wind Mini-Units, Extensions & Manuals Title Grade Band Driving question / topic area Category Green Energy Careers Module for Middle School
6-8 Resources to support students' understanding of career opportunities in the green energy field. Careers Home Heat Transfer Extension: Engineering Design Challenge
6-8 How can we engineer (design, build, test, revise) a home to minimize thermal energy transfer? Heat Transfer 
IR Cameras & Thermometers
6-8, 9-12 Visual heat transfer and measure surface temperatures in your building. Climate Change, Conservation, Heat Transfer 
Light Meters
6-8, 9-12 Measure lighting levels to assess opportunities to improve lighting efficiency. Electricity, Solar 
Methane Digester Manual
6-8, 9-12 Instructional guide for VEEP's methane digester kit. Pyranometer Manual
9-12 Guide on how to use a VEEP pyranometer, a tool to measure the radiant intensity of sunlight. Transportation Lessons
K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 Mini-lesson to help students start to think about transportation in their own communities. Transportation 
Watt Meters
6-8, 9-12 Measure the electricity used by plugged-in equipment in your school Electricity Educational Posters Title Grade Band Driving question / topic area Category 
Charting Our Energy Future
6-8, 9-12 Poster with charts modeling the Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan. Careers, Climate Change, Conservation, Electricity 
Energy Action Network Progress report
6-8, 9-12 This year’s report highlights how much fossil fuel dependence is currently costing the Vermont economy, as well as how much Vermonters stand to save as a result of a transition to more efficient and renewable technologies in heating and transportation. 
Energy Audit and Action
6-8, 9-12 Investigate your energy use, then pledge to make a difference. Careers, Climate Change, Conservation, Electricity, Heat Transfer, Transportation 
Heating Vermont Homes
6-8, 9-12 Where does heat leave our homes, what energy sources heat our homes, and what does the energy cost? Heat Transfer 
Less Energy, More Renewables
6-8, 9-12 Charts showing Vermont energy use in transportation, thermal, and electricity — and how it would change if we met our state goal of 90% by 2050. Climate Change, Electricity, Engineering, Heat Transfer, Hydro, Solar, Transportation, Wind 
The Climate Impact of Getting to School VT
6-8, 9-12 Transportation 
VT Slicing the Electricity Pie
4-5, 6-8, 9-12 Poster comparing three pie charts of electricity sources: VT generation, what VT utilities purchase, and what comes from the ISO-NE grid. Electricity 
Your Energy & Climate Action Pathway
K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 Climate Change