1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Look around our classroom. Is anything using energy right now that we do not need?
Today we are energy detectives. We will hunt for wasted energy at school and help everyone save it.
2 - What Is Wasted Energy? ~4 mins
You already know that energy makes things light up, move, warm up or make sound.
Today's two detective words:
Wasting energy means using energy when nobody needs it.
Saving energy means switching things off when we are finished.
Our detective question: where is energy being wasted in our school?
3 - Energy Detective Walk ~10 mins
Sit with your partner. Put your energy detective page on the clipboard and take a pencil.
We are going on a short energy detective walk. At each stop, look for lights, screens, or chargers (the plug brick that fills a tablet) that are on when nobody needs them.
Whisper to your partner: is energy being wasted here? Sketch or tick one find on your page.
4 - Record One Way to Save Energy ~6 mins
Now a new job on your energy detective page.
Draw one clear picture of a way you can save energy at school or at home. Add a short label, for example: switch off the light, or switch off the tablet.
5 - Make a Switch-it-off Card ~7 mins
In pairs, make one bright reminder card for our school.
Draw one bold picture of a light, a screen or a charger. Copy a short message from the board, such as Switch it off!
We will place these cards where they can help people remember.
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