ENERGYEDUCATE=LEARN MORE/USE LESS Ockerman Middle School BOLD Energy Class & Energy Club Advisor: Mrs. Jennifer Davis

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1 ENERGYEDUCATE=LEARN MORE/USE LESS Ockerman Middle School BOLD Energy Class & Energy Club Advisor: Mrs. Jennifer Davis Project Summary By: Alexa cyr (BOLD) & ZACH Mceachern (BOLD & Energy Club) This project was completed by our BOLD Energy class, which meets for 9 weeks every morning, and Energy Club, which meets every other Friday after school. The students in Energy Club were also in the BOLD Energy class. BOLD Energy Class: In this class we learned about sources and types (forms) of energy. We participated in many group activities that taught us about energy. We learned how energy changes as it s used, like how chemical energy can change to thermal energy through a hand warmer. This was a fun class that I enjoyed very much, the activities made the learning process better. Energy Club: At our club meeting learned more about energy. We build a model Hydrogen Fuel Cell car, got ready for the Family Energy Night, made a magnet powered car, and did other labs to explore energy.

2 GOAL 1: LEARN MORE ABOUT ENERGY We will do different activities in BOLD and Energy Club to learn more about energy. Activities: Science of Energy Stations, Energy Enigma, Energy Source Expo, Mining Challenge, Getting the Oil Out, Energy Round Up, Saving Energy At Home & School: Home Activity 2, Facts of Light, Insulation Investigation, Light Bulb Investigation, Forms & Sources, Coal Chain, Intermediate Energy Poll Results: Intermediate Energy Poll Pretest Average: 51% (9.73/20) Post-test Average: 57 % (11.4/20)* * We learned a lot, but only showed small improvement on the Energy Poll

3 STATIONS The first thing we did in BOLD was the Science of Energy stations. The class split up into groups of three and we all picked a different station. In each station we demonstrated a different form of energy and how they transformed to another form. We also went to Ockerman Elementary School to show fourth graders in Mr. Sherlock s class the experiments we had for each station.

4 SOURCES OF ENERGY Then we started to look at different sources of energy. The first source was coal. For this experiment we took chocolate chip cookies and mined them. We used toothpicks, spoons, or paperclips to mine the chocolate chips out of the cookie. This showed us the process of surface mining. For oil we used straws taped together to see how the distance from the surface makes it harder to get the Coke (oil) up. We also used chocolate syrup to show how the thickness of the oil could make it harder to get. We make model wind turbines to look at wind energy, and did other activities to learn about the different sources.

5 DATA COLLECTION The class went around the school during BOLD to collect data about how much energy is used during the day. Some classes had high levels whilst others were quite low. The students were in separate groups and they took different measurements using a Kill-A-Watt meter, hygrometer, and a simple light meter. The Hygrometer simply measures the humidity in that exact room. The light meter measures the amount of energy that comes mainly from the light bulbs. The Kill-A-Watt meter measures how much energy that is produced from any plug-in items. For example, if they had a coffee machine in their classroom it would be measured. As well as any computers or lamps. We also measured the water temperature throughout the school. We compiled all of the data, and Mrs. Davis presented it to the teachers at a staff meeting.

6 GOAL 2: TEACH OTHERS ABOUT ENERGY We presented the Science of Energy stations to the Ockerman Elementary School fourth graders. We did public service announcements for October-Energy Action Month We shared the data we collected with the teachers and staff at Ockerman Middle School We also had each teacher put up a Energy Checklist in their rooms to remind them to turn off their stuff when they leave. We ran a Family Energy Night at our school s book fair. Results: Many teachers have told us they are trying harder to turn their lights off and save energy. The 4 th graders really enjoyed learning about energy transformations We gave out 16 Home Energy Efficiency Kits.

7 VENDING MISER In Energy Club, we did a vending miser project. First we put the Kill a Watt meter on our vending machine at school. We took data to see how much energy it used after two weeks. Then we attached a vending miser. After two weeks we found out that it only used a little bit less energy (only about $11/year worth). We noticed that it had an energy star sticker on it, so we decided to test the vending machine at the Boone Co. school district maintenance building. This time we saw a big difference with and without the vending miser. Without Vending Miser With Vending Miser

8 Our school s Energy Club gathered after school and taught families how they can save energy at home. We gave out packets with signup information on getting an energy efficiency kit from Duke Energy. We also made Posters explaining the contents in the kit and tips on other ways to save energy. FAMILY ENERGY NIGHT We gave away 16 Energy Efficiency Kits!

9 Data Shared with Ockerman M.S. Teachers