Classroom visits
We offer free classroom visits, including hands-on materials, so your students can build, discover and learn.
We offer multiple lessons for you to choose from:
- Each lesson includes a fun, interactive self-paced online activity which can be assigned as class time or homework.
- Our staff will join your class to lead your students through an engaging live exploration of your energy and/or sustainability topic.
- We’ll send project materials for your students to reinforce learning objectives.
- We’ll provide worksheets to accompany each lesson.
- Lessons available for all grade levels and target NGSS standards.
Upcoming classes
Make STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) come alive for you and your students with free, professional workshops that include hands-on activities and materials. Please register at least one week prior to the class.
Friday, March 28, 8:30 AM - 3 PM
(In person)
A fun and accessible way to explore wind energy!
The KidWind Challenge Junior is a new event created specifically for middle school students and teams who want to experience the excitement of a KidWind Challenge without needing prior experience, preparation or special resources. Teachers and students simply show up on event day, ready to have fun and learn. We’ll provide all the materials and even set up a wind tunnel for teams to test their designs. Everything happens on-site—no preparation required.
Working together in teams, students build a solar race car and compete for fastest car, best design, best engineering and more.
September 26 - 28, 2024
YES is a three-day climate and sustainability summit for junior and senior students at high schools in Sacramento county.
Join SMUD at the Historic Folsom Powerhouse for a family fun day of science activities, exhibits, tours and more.
Inviting all educators to attend free workshops hosted by some of our teacher scholarship winners. Register now.
March 1 - April 4, 2025
Show us how you're celebrating the Earth and how you'll help SMUD reach our goal of zero carbon by 2030. Contest rules coming soon.
An exciting two days of teamwork, competition and discovery takes place every year at our Rancho Seco Recreational Area.
Online learning
Explore our library of standards-based lesson plans, hands-on activity guides, educational animated videos, and other STEAM related content.
Parent resources for children
Looking for ways to keep kids engaged while learning at home?
Access age-appropriate, standards-based lessons from SMUD and the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED).
Each lesson includes a short reading, worksheet and additional learning resources. View lessons for:
Powering education
We're proud to light your homes, your businesses and the streets around your neighborhood. And because we're community-owned and not-for-profit, we keep you at the heart of all we do, like supporting local schools with fun, hands-on science education.
Stay safe around electricity
Free classroom resources make teaching electricity safety easy. Learn more.
Questions? Contact us at 1-916-732-6738 or etcmail@smud.org