Energy Conservation Audit and Action Plan
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Provided by: National Wildlife Federation|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This worksheet guides students to examine their current energy use at home and create a plan to conserve more energy.
- Students complete a set of questions, create a map of their home, fill in a data table to track "energy vampires," and write an action plan.
Subjects: Science
Authors: National Wildlife Federation, Eco-Schools USA
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students are encouraged to actually take action in energy conservation in their homes.
- The resource narrows student attention and focuses on just a few easily observable factors that affect energy consumption in homes.
Additional Prerequisites
- The worksheet is in PDF format and will work best if printed for students.
- Students will need access to their household electricity bills and thermostat information.
Differentiation
- This activity would be best done as homework because students need to make observations about their home and appliances as well as have access to information from electricity bills and the thermostat.
- Teachers could use this resource in science lessons related to electricity, fossil fuels as energy sources, human consumption of natural resources, resource conservation, and human impacts on the environment.
- The worksheet requires students to use basic math skills like counting and addition. Teachers could make this activity more math-heavy by having students graph the data from their "Energy Vampire" data table. Additionally, teachers could have students graph changes they make from their action plan to visualize improvements.
- Similar resources include Carbon Check: Your Carbon Footprint, Household Energy Usage, and Powering Our Homes.
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About the Partner Provider
National Wildlife Federation
The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrives in a rapidly changing world. The National Wildlife Federation believes that in order to save wildlife and ourselves, we need to ensure that all Americans have access to clean air and water, safe communities, easy and equitable access to nature, and protection from the ravages of climate change. NWF has a long and respected track record in the field of environmental education and is a leader in applying nature and wildlife conservation to improve K-12 student achievement, particularly in the STEM disciplines, and fostering youth leadership and environmental stewardship. Our programs allow individuals to explore, analyze and take action on many key environmental issues facing communities, such as climate change, wildlife conservation, and environmental justice, with the end result of creating healthy, resilient, just, and thriving communities.
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