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Q&A

What is the Get Charged! program?
Get Charged! is an educational initiative aimed at middle school students to provide students with a real-world understanding of power and the purpose of electricity and to underscore the important role of electric co-ops in delivering power to the heartland and beyond.

What’s the objective of the Get Charged! program?
The Touchstone Energy cooperatives launched the Get Charged! program as a way to provide much-needed educational materials to local school districts and to reinforce its connection and commitment to the communities they serve.

Why are Touchstone Energy cooperatives underwriting it?
The dearth of resources for school districts around the U.S. is well-known. It seemed only natural that the Touchstone Energy cooperatives, owned by the consumers they serve, would step in to help in this way – to provide schools with high-quality learning materials to augment their existing studies.

Why partner with Discovery?
Discovery brings a well-earned reputation for excellence in programming and educational content, particularly in the sciences. The Touchstone Energy cooperatives are proud to be associated with a partner of its caliber.

What will students get out of the program?
The program is intended to help students gain a real-world understanding of electricity. Through interactive CD-ROMs, study guides and classroom assignments, students will come away with a better understanding of what electric power is, how it works and how to use it safely.

Isn’t this just a thinly veiled advertisement for the Touchstone Energy cooperatives?
The core content of the program was developed by Discovery Channel School; it addresses National Science Education Standards (published by the National Academy of Science) and standards of the National Council for the Social Studies. The Touchstone Energy cooperatives are not-for-profit organizations, governed by community-elected boards of directors. Their owners are the consumers in the communities they serve.