Building Buddies is designed to be the classroom education component to a total energy management plan for elementary schools.  Companion units are designed for primary and upper elementary students.  A comprehensive energy management plan would also include retrofitting of the school and training of the building manager, administrators, and maintenance staff.  This unit begins with a brief overview of what energy is and how we use it.  Teachers then take students through the process of examining energy use at the school level.  When students become aware of how energy is used at school, they can expand that knowledge in examining how energy is used in their individual homes.
 
This kit includes:
Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer
Incandescent Bulb
Compact Fluorescent Bulb
Student Thermometers
Neck pouches
Buttons for rewards
Certificates for rewards
Building Buddy stickers
Student Guides
 
Worksheets:
KiloWattOurs Challenge
Energy Scavenger Hunt
Apartment/Dorm Energy Audit