Educational Programs

Discovery Channel "Get Charged" Program

Middle school students all across Kentucky and America are getting energized about the world of electricity, thanks to a new educational initiative sponsored by Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, in partnership with Discovery Channel School.

The Get Charged! program, administered by the nation's 600 Touchstone Energy cooperatives, is designed to answer basic questions about electricity -- where it comes from, how it works and how to use it safely.

Middle and elementary school teachers in communities served by Blue Grass Energy have been provided with CD-ROMs, a Teachers Resource Guide, student activity books and other fun materials to help their students learn about electricity.

These kits were free of charge to the schools.

Drawing on Discovery's award-winning programming for much of its content, the curriculum and materials used in the Get Charged! program were developed specifically by Discovery Channel School for classroom use and comply with National Science Education Standards.

The Get Charged! program represents a first-time partnership for Discovery with a non-educational entity to provide content directly to schools.