FREE – Cool School Challenge
Posted by LisaHill - 10/07/09 at 09:07 am
Subject Matter:Reducing Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions At School
Grades: All grade levels (K through College, Businesses)
Cooling One School At A Time
Puget Sound Energy Clean Air Agency has a creative program that reduces energy use, and carbon emissions for Northwest schools. And this program can be applied to ANY school around the nation and world.
Here are just a few schools that have participated reducing their energy use and carbon emissions:
American School of Dubai: 100,000 pounds
Discovery Elementary of Issaquah, Washington – 12,000 pounds
Langley Middle School on Whidbey Island, Washington – 19,116 pounds
Definately check this out.
Here’s How It Works
First, it’s student run, so the teachers don’t have to do all the work. Students and teachers can download the Classroom Kit, which is a 48 page pdf file that provides detailed information. This kit outlines and instructs teachers and students how to get started, what to look for, and finalizing the results. It is a very thorough instructional kit.
Students identify the main sources of energy use (number of electrical plugs per room, type of lights and switch count, transportation type, classroom trash, daily water bottles use, throw-away coffee cups, daily room temperature and variation, etc). Students monitor the use and consumption over a defined period (about a month), learning how to reduce, reuse and recycle material.
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Students can then either input their data, calculate their final results themselves or use the Classroom Carbon Calculator (spread sheet) provided by the Cool School program.
Review the EALR Alignment to identify how the Cool School Challenge supports educational requirements.
This program is fun, challenging, and empowers students to understand they can change the world.
System Requirements: Web based browser, printer
Contact:CoolSchoolChallenge.org
Cost: Free
