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Girls Energy Conservation Corps

September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2013 | Public Programs
TERC and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts are partnering to create an energy monitoring and conservation afterschool program for approximately 5,500 girls ages 8-11 in eastern Massachusetts. The goals of the Girls Energy Conservation Corps (GECCo) project are to involve girls in learning and applying science, using technology, developing leadership and communication skills, educating peers, saving energy, and addressing the global issue of climate change. The project is (1) developing activity-based Guides to help girls understand, monitor, and reduce energy use, (2) understand the connection between their own energy consumption and climate change, and (3) setting goals to cumulatively reduce their energy consumption.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0813434
Funding Amount: 1834947

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Gillian Puttick
    Principal Investigator
    TERC Inc
  • Joan Reilly
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
  • REVISE logo
    Co-Principal Investigator
    TERC Inc
  • Katherine LeLacheur
    Former Co-Principal Investigator
    Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
  • Discipline: Climate | Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Geoscience and geography | Nature of science | Technology
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs

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