http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/ The NSDL Middle School Portal is hosting this blog to encourage teachers to use current events as teaching opportunities. Every Thursday, MSP staff will link a current news article to related teaching resources that connect specific content standards to that event. Articles may be appropriate for students to read directly, or they may serve as background knowledge for teachers and inspiration for subsequent instructional activities. The related middle level, grades 5-8 content standards of the National Science Education Standards are included as well as ideas for turning the news event into an inquiry-based lesson. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:03:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-3225 » New Year’s Resolution: Go Green! » Connecting News with National Science Education Standards Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:32:48 +0000 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-3225 [...] Here are  additional resources from the National Science Digital Library Middle School Portal related to discussions of energy conversions and wind power: Energy Transfers and Transformations; Introduction to Energy; and Texas Economy Prospers With the Wind. [...] […] Here are  additional resources from the National Science Digital Library Middle School Portal related to discussions of energy conversions and wind power: Energy Transfers and Transformations; Introduction to Energy; and Texas Economy Prospers With the Wind. […]

]]> http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-2412 Cheap Electricity from the Wind Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:19:40 +0000 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-2412 I was recently out in Amarillo Texas and it is great to see the wind farms that are harnessing free energy to make electricity and reduce our burden on natural gas. It makes you feel good about the future. I was recently out in Amarillo Texas and it is great to see the wind farms that are harnessing free energy to make electricity and reduce our burden on natural gas. It makes you feel good about the future.

]]> http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-2228 Ambit Energy Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:06:53 +0000 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-2228 Green energy is definitely the way of the future. Check with your energy company to see if they offer green energy. If you have the property, you may be able to help create green energy like wind or solar power. Green energy is definitely the way of the future. Check with your energy company to see if they offer green energy. If you have the property, you may be able to help create green energy like wind or solar power.

]]> http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-1790 Bill "Mr Texas Electricity" Jackson Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:07:37 +0000 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/connectingnews/2008/02/28/texas-economy-prospers-with-the-wind/#comment-1790 Wind will help supply all our future electricity needs in Texas. Wind will help supply all our future electricity needs in Texas.

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