Good+Shepherd+Episcopal+School


 * Good Shepherd Episcopal School**
 * Ms.Scott's 6th Grade Class**

Your Task: Use your classroom combined data to answer the questions below to share in how to save the world.

1. What were the biggest vampires you found? Our class found that the biggest vampires in their homes included Laptops, Microwaves and Keurig coffee makers. ( I will say that we had to throw out a lot of the data that was gathered as there were many mistakes in the gathering of the data, something that I plan to address next year, so I am sure that the numbers that we did come up with are not completely representative of how much energy is being used.)

2. How much money could your class save each month by unplugging vampires? Our class would save $29.61 per month by unplugging vampires.

3. How much CO2 would be reduced if your class unplugged the vampires each month? 60.84 pounds per month

4. What was the most surprising thing you found while studying this standby power unit? Students found a variety of things surprising. Here is a sample:
 * How much money you can save just by unplugging appliances
 * How much CO2 is pumped into the air daily and how much we can prevent just by unplugging appliances
 * That coal is the most used fossil fuel and that it produces the most pollution
 * (My fave!) Standby power has a huge impact on the earth and we can change that!
 * Why more renewable sources are not in use
 * What a greenhouse gas is and why it is a problem
 * Don't lose your Belkin, they are expensive to replace!
 * Small changes add up