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.

Educational activities

Get out-of-the-classroom, hands-on experience with energy and engineering.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Celebrate wind energy and the power of flight with family fun STEM activities at the Aerospace Museum of California.

January - April 2023
YES is a three-day climate and sustainability summit for junior and senior students at high schools in Sacramento county. 

April 19, 2023

Working together in teams, students build a solar race car and compete for fastest car, best design, best engineering and more.

May 5 and 6, 2023

An exciting two days of teamwork, competition and discovery takes place every year at our Rancho Seco Recreational Area.

October 21, 2023

Join SMUD at the Historic Folsom Powerhouse for a family fun day of science activities, exhibits, tours and more.

Online learning

Explore our library of standards-based lesson plans, hands-on activity guides, educational animated videos, and other STEAM related content.

Classroom visits

We offer free classroom visits, including hands-on materials, so your students can build, discover and learn.

SMUD employee assists students on a project.

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.

To sign up for a free lesson email ETCmail@smud.org.

Learn more

Parent resources for children

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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.

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Questions? Contact us at 1-916-732-6738 or etcmail@smud.org