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The Anchorage School District has partnered with the Lower Yukon School District (LYSD) in enabling students from LYSD to access high quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes at King Tech High School. The LYSD students live in Anchorage for 8 weeks and...
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Ensuring Alaskans understand where our energy comes from is critical, especially for our youth. Through energy education, we can build an appreciation of the implications of the energy decisions we all make every single day. REAP utilizes Science, Technology, Engineering and...
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The 2025 in-person competition will be in Anchorage on March 29th. Virtual projects will be judged until March 27th. Materials and rules are based on the KidWind organization. Scoring combines points from energy produced, documentation of turbine or solar array design and...
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AK EnergySmart is a free curriculum developed in Alaska for Alaskans. It guides Alaskan youth to a better awareness of how they use energy, and the importance of taking measures to use energy wisely both at home and school. Through interdisciplinary, STEM-based lessons,...
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With the spring equinox this week (March 19th), now is a great time to help kids explore and understand how all energy originates from the sun. Write or sketch out the pathway of the energy from the sun to a common item or action, such as riding a snow machine or playing a...
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Congratulations to Megan Coniam, who received a Coaches Award at the 2019 National KidWind Challenge! Megan, a science teacher at American Charter Academy (AMC) in Wasilla, participated in the last two state KidWind Challenges but this year was the first time she, or anyone...
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