Education programs
Teachers!
We offer numerous top-notch programs for schools in our service area, free of charge.
LES subject matter experts will take students through fun and informative presentations! All programs are designed with Nebraska state standards in mind.
School visits
Read about each program below and then click the button to request a visit to your school!
Electricity basics
Snap circuit lesson plan
Appropriate for fourth grade and up.
Aligns with fourth grade science objectives and state standards.
Learning objectives: Construct and design simple circuits, differentiate between a series and parallel circuit, classify different materials as conductors or nonconductors, determine and assess the dangers of electricity.
Students will ...
- Actively engage in scientific practices to deepen their understanding of the core ideas in the field of energy.
- Use energy sticks and snap circuit kit pieces to model how a basic circuit works and learn about open, closed, series and parallel circuits; insulators and conductors.
- Get an overview of how and when circuits become unsafe in their daily lives.
Electrical safety
Hazard Hamlet
Appropriate for kindergarten through fifth grade.
Aligns with fourth grade science objectives and state standards.
We use a safety demonstration that uses realistic graphics and special effects to teach electricity basics and safety.
Learning objectives: Construct and design simple circuits, classify different materials as conductors or nonconductors, determine and assess the dangers of electricity.
Students will ...
- Witness interactive scenes filled with electrical arcs and sparks.
- Be asked to design a model to better understand basic circuits and how electricity always seeks to find a path to ground.
High-voltage tabletop demo
Appropriate for sixth grade and up.
Focus is on energy distribution and electrical safety.
LES line technicians will demonstrate the following and might even fry a mini hot dog!
- How electricity is generated and distributed.
- How to stay safe around power lines.
- How electricity always seeks a path to ground.
Energy efficiency and renewables
Energy-efficiency Jeopardy
Appropriate for fourth grade and up.
The presenter will leverage an interactive Jeopardy-style game to engage students in learning about energy generation, distribution and renewable energy resources. Fun facts, photos and illustrations encourage discussion and competition among peers.
More resources
Check out the following innovative and motivational ways to explore electricity, energy and the environment: | |||
| Electric safety | LES high-voltage demo | This might shock you: downed power line | Safe Electricity® (a program of the Energy Education Council) |
| Science of electricity & energy | EIA Energy Kids (U.S. Energy Information Administration) | National Energy Education Development Project | PBS Kids |
| Energy efficiency & sustainability | PEAK (a program of the Energy Coalition) | Watt's up: vampire load | ENERGY STAR KIDS |
| Careers in energy | Day in the life of an LES lineworker | LES careers | Get into energy |
| LES powering Lincoln | |||