Energy Education Program
NOPEC is partnering with the Ohio Energy Project for the ninth consecutive year to bring STEM education to Ohio schools.
2023 - 2024 STEM Education Program for Ohio Students
NOPEC has partnered again with Ohio Energy Project (OEP) to help energize in-person and virtual classrooms this school year with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Design Challenges meant to spark curiosity about energy and promote creative problem solving and critical thinking. These challenges, which required students to experiment with various materials, not only taught students about wind energy but also helped students think about where energy comes from and how to use energy more efficiently.
Over 4,000 students from a total of 43 Ohio schools are participating in the program this school year which, thanks to NOPEC’s sponsorship, was offered at no-cost to participating schools in NOPEC member communities. Students in grades 7 – 12 were tasked with designing and engineering unique wind turbine blades and then testing their design to see how much energy they created and how efficient their blades were at creating energy. Students in grades 3 – 6 participated in the MacGyver Windmill Lift project that challenged students to build, test, and improve upon a windmill, and use that energy to lift weights and calculate force.
Participating Schools
East Elementary School
Athens County
The Plains Intermediate School
Athens County
Crestview Middle School
Columbiana County
Barack Obama Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Bessie Kinsner Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Bio-Med Science Academy
Cuyahoga County
Campus International School
Cuyahoga County
Center Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Eastern Heights Elementary
Cuyahoga County
Gates Mills Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Gilles Sweet Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Hayes Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
John Muir Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Lander Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Millridge Elementary School
Cuyahoga County
Olmsted Falls Intermediate School
Cuyahoga County
Roxboro Middle School
Cuyahoga County
Valley STEM
Cuyahoga County
Westwood Elementary
Cuyahoga County
Berlin Middle School
Fairfield, Franklin, & Licking Counties
Grant Elementary School
Lake County
Madison Middle School
Lake County
Riverside High School
Lake County
Redwood Elementary School
Lorain County
Eastern Heights Middle School
Lorain County
Ely Elementary School
Lorain County
Elyria High School
Lorain County
Hamilton Elementary School
Lorain County
Northwood Middle School
Lorain County
Powers Elementary
Lorain County
Redwood Elementary School
Lorain County
St. Anthony of Padua - Lorain
Lorain County
Westwood Middle School
Lorain County
Brunswick Middle School
Medina County
James A Garfield Elementary School
Portage County
Walls Elementary School
Portage County
Lexington Junior High School
Richland County
Mansfield Middle School
Richland County
Horace Mann Pre K-8
Springfield County
Arrowhead Primary School
Summit County
St. Sebastian School
Summit County
Silver Lake Elementary School
Summit County
Champion Central Elementary School
Trumbull County
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