This unit was developed with the early learner in mind. The children in my 1997-98 kindergarten classroom nurtured and expanded the projects. We worked and learned together in a wet, wild, and wonderful experience that can happen only when you carefully craft the experiences for children and then follow their lead.

The activities are aimed to help young children learn more about alternative forms of energy. In addition, I wanted to nurture a curiosity that would encourage them to further explore and develop ideas, form and reject hypotheses, and apply what they have learned about energy to their every day lives. All of this and more happened.

Now, with the help of EWEB, our local water and electricity provider, this kit is being used in other schools in Eugene. I hope you and your students enjoy the activities in this unit as much as we did.

--Carol Greig Pitetti, Howard Elementary, Eugene, Oregon