Lesson 1:
Responsible Energy Use: Earth Day (10th)
Handout 1
What We'd Like to Know
1. How much money is budgeted/used to support the energy we need to run our school?
2. What source of energy does our school use?
____ oil
____ gas
____ electric
____ solar
____ wind
____ other
3. What source of energy do we use the most?
____ oil
____ gas
____ electric
____ solar
____ wind
____ other
4. Are there months of the school year when we use more energy than other months? If so, when and why?
5. Are there any future plans to use more renewable energy sources here at school? If so, what are they? If not, can you see ways that renewable energy could be used to replace or supplement the non-renewable energy sources we are presently using?
6. What are some of the things students could do that would help to reduce the demand for energy in our school?