Get Energy Smart for South Carolina Teachers
Welcome to the South Carolina Get Energy Smart page! Created especially for teachers in South Carolina by Scholastic and Duke Energy, Get Energy Smart shows students and their families that energy efficiency is easy and can be a lot of fun! This program is based on the South Carolina Academic Content Standards, and reinforces important Science, Math, and Language Arts skills. Through a variety of valuable lessons, worksheets, and activities, Get Energy Smart will encourage your students to think about what they can do differently to save energy.
BULLETIN BOARD ART
Download and print out vibrant artwork from the program for your classroom walls—this ought to get their wheels spinning!
Don't forget to remind your students to have their families complete the Home Energy Survey, an important assessment that will help their family reduce its energy use!
LESSON PLANS
Lesson 1: Inside a Lightbulb
With the help of this en-light-ening lesson plan and worksheet, your students will learn how energy turns into light within a lightbulb.
Lesson 2: What a Waste!
Discuss how energy gets into our homes and guide your students through this lesson's calculations in order to illustrate how we can use energy efficiently!
Lesson 3: Energy Investigation
Help your students realize how much of an impact their school's energy consumption has on the environment, and learn what they can do to help reduce energy waste.
