Energy Education

Energy is never created or destroyed. It only changes form.

Energy Education in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) was created to improve and increase energy literacy in Wisconsin's K-12 schools through teacher education. Leveraging teacher education to improve and increase energy literacy is a means of contributing to statewide energy savings which is a goal of the Program. KEEP is the product of an innovative public private partnership between educators and energy professionals. The Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE) launched this effort in 1995.  

Hands-on Classroom Tools

Kits and Trunks

Are you looking for hands-on teaching resources for a specific topic? There is an amazing array of educational kits available to educators. Many of these kits can be borrowed for a few weeks at a time and contain fun hands-on props, posters, puppets, and activity guides. Click on the item you are interested in to learn how you can borrow one for your classroom, club, or nature center today. Some kits can be shipped for a fee paid by the borrower.

Energy Audit Kit

Easy-to-use tools to perform simple energy assessments and behavior investigations in the classroom.

Monitor plug load, moisture, light, and temperature levels to find energy loss in any building. Aids in integrating technology into math and science curriculum.

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Patrick Bencher

Patrick Bencher is a teacher at Royal Oaks Elementary School in Sun Prairie, WI. The school he teaches in is in the Sun Prairie Utilities - WPPI Energies service territory. He is being recognized for excellence in energy education.