Think! | Talk! | Take Action!

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 GLCE’s) that may be used in addition to the presentation.
WHEN:
All sessions will be March 5-30, 2012
LOCATION:
Your school
GRADES:
Fourth or Sixth
You select the grade level within your school
COST:
The presentation and all materials are free
For more information or questions, please contact National Energy Foundation at 888-927-9529 or e-mail thinkenergy@nef1.org.
*In order to participate, your school must be a gas and electric customer of Consumers Energy.
Click here to see the official teacher flier
For more information or questions, please contact National Energy Foundation at 1-800-616-8326.
Program Correlations to the National Standards – Grades 5-8 ![]()
Correlations to the Michigan Content Expectations –Alignment Spreadsheet ![]()
Spanish Translation – Consumers Energy

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. Learn more

The program is correlated to Michigan Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics content expectations. Learn more