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KCP&L Energy Camp CEWD Midwest Regional Meeting April 16, 2013
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The Possibility Summer 2010 - Center For Energy Workforce Development and the MO Energy Workforce Consortium outreach discussions The target is rising 8 th graders to help them stay with Math and Science in high school Spring 2011 - Got connected to UMKC School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) who connected us to the KC STEM AllianceSpring 2011 - Got connected to UMKC School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) who connected us to the KC STEM Alliance Began exploring partnerships for funding
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The Planning By the time we met with KC STEM Alliance, we had –Internal support to fund the initial camp –Commitment to 3-day Day Camp; piloting only 1 –Solid draft of the 3 day agenda KC STEM Alliance had experience with PLTW, organizing camps & connection to regional SchDists –Facilitated a realistic budget for the pilot camp –Reworked agenda with UMKC-SCE faculty KCP&L, KC STEM & UMKC - SCE are full partners –Committed to deliver quality camp @ minimum cost Being on campus creates vision that college isn’t a scary place & of what’s possible
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Day 1 Economics of STEM jobs Safety demonstration using Electric City Electrical Theory –Potential and Kinetic –Magnets and Poles –Circuits using Snap Circuit Kits and the UMKC Robotics team as coaches
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Day 2 Continue Electric Theory –Conductors and Insulators –Current, Voltage, Resistance –DC vs. AC, Induction and Generation –Types of Generation Fossil and Renewables Experiments –Conductive paint drawings –Building dynamo –Fruit Battery –UMKC Power Lab –Began planning on a wind generator
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Wind Turbine Design and Competition
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In the Physics & Electrical Labs
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Day 3 Wind Turbine Competition –Winner generated 13V T & D Systems Overview Field Trips –CT Plant and substation, Green Impact Zone Substation tour, Project Living Proof Demo house tour – energy efficiency –KCP&L Safety Trailer Demo Importance of Math & Science in Career choices and salaries
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Field Trips
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Debrief Every Employee that was involved talk with the students about –Their personal journey to a career at KCP&L –The need for Math & Science in utility careers –The kind of living and job security that is available The “dream” is to create a Energy Camp “in a box” cookbook with curriculum and experiments for any kind of group to use – from University to B&G Clubs anywhere in the KCP&L service territory (or CEWD members). This year are working with Alta Vista and Frontier School of Innovation.
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