Think! Energy with Consumers Energy

 

 

 

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 register

 

Click here to see the official teacher flier

 

For more information or questions, please contact National Energy Foundation at 1-800-616-8326.

 

Resources

Program Correlations to the National Standards – Grades 5-8 

Correlations to the Michigan Content Expectations –Alignment Spreadsheet

Spanish Translation – Consumers Energy

 

Sponsors


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

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