We are all energy savers ! By: Emma Green, Annabel Green, Ashley Gaccetta, Amaya Rose and our filmer Malia Rudeen
Renew Our Schools Competition!! The Renew Our Schools Energy contest is between, Fall River, Central, Centennial, Burlington, Lyons, Prairie Ridge, and Red Hawk Elementary. This competition is about how much energy we can conserve at home and at school. The prize is $20,000 for our school! We can use the money for energy improvements.
How can we save energy? We can all save energy by doing the following: Teachers and students ● turn off lights when we leave the room. ● turn off electronics and appliances so they don’t use vampire loads Teachers ● using power strips and toggles ● open shades for natural light ● delamping rooms
There are two types of energy. Does anyone know them? Renewable is one kind and nonrenewable is the other. They are both things that make energy but renewable means we always have access to it. Non-Renewable means that we will eventually run out.
Non Renewables How is this jar of pennies like non renewables?
Natural Gas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you know what natural gas is? Natural gas is a nonrenewable energy. An example of the ways we use natural gas is to heat our homes in the winter. We need to try to save natural gas for the future.
Oil Oil is a nonrenewable resource and we use it mostly to produce gasoline to power our cars. We are now building cars that don’t use gasoline. This will help us not use oil as much.
Coal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A type of nonrenewable energy is coal. Nonrenewable means that there is a certain amount of it in the world. Coal’s main use is making electricity.
Renewables How is a pinwheel like renewable energy?
WATER Water is one of the renewable resources. Not only do we use this resource to drink but it can produce energy. Water can be forced to go through a spinning wheel or turbine to produce electricity.
WIND Wind is a renewable energy. It is renewable because it will never run out. Some days there will be no wind but it doesn't mean it’s run out. Wind helps power many things and is a great resource. Wind can power boats with sails! It is a free energy resource for boats.
Sun Sun is a renewable energy resource .We use this resource to live, do many projects and this one also provides a great amount of energy . An example is the sun can heat our homes.
So What’s the Problem? We’re set up to use non-renewables so sometimes it’s difficult to use renewable energy. In Colorado 80% of electricity comes from coal. Lights, computers, T.V.’s are running from coal and burn at a power plant to use electricity. The good news is that using renewable energy, such as water, solar, and wind is being used by many more people .
Home Energy Survey How else can you help? Pink sheets were sent home in your Thursday Folders . ❖ These are reminders to take the online home survey to see how much ❖ energy you save at home. The pink sheets state that you might win a root beer float party with Mr. ❖ Ball! ❖ What can you do at school and home?
So remember . . . Make conserving energy a life-long habit!
Thank You For Watching! For more info, go to: blogs.svvsd.org/energyeagles or ask your teachers.
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