WHAT: THINK! ENERGY TAKE ACTION! Program - A 45 to 60 minute interactive, hands-on presentation with a take home energy efficiency kit for each participating student and teacher. The program teaches the importance of energy, natural resources and environmental resources, and gives each participating student’s family energy efficient technologies to install at home. The program is easy to implement and also reinforces learning requirements with relevant content and inquiry based activities. Teachers receive a selection of supplemental instructional materials and optional lessons (all correlated to Michigan learning standards) that may be used in addition to the presentation.
WHEN: All sessions will take place during March and April 2010
LOCATION: Your school
GRADES: You select the grade level within your school – fourth, fifth or sixth
COST: The presentation and all materials are free
For more information or questions, please contact National Energy Foundation at 1-800-616-8326 or e-mail thinkenergy@nef1.org.
Note: In order to participate, your school must be a customer of Consumers Energy.
Think! Energy with Consumers Energy is brought to you by:
Consumers Energy is one of the nation's largest combination utilities, providing electric and natural gas service to more than 6 million of Michigan's 9.5 million residents, in all 68 counties of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Consumers Energy is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, an international corporation that is a leader in energy infrastructure businesses more
The program is correlated to Michigan Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics content expectations more
National Energy Foundation is a unique 501 (c) 3 nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the development, dissemination, and implementation of supplementary educational materials, programs, and courses. These resources for education relate primarily to energy, water, natural resources, science and math, technology, conservation, and the environment. All enrich and enhance teaching and learning. They recognize the importance and contribution of natural resources to our economy, to our national security, the environment, and our quality of life more
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