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**Ms. Van Wart** ** 6th Grade Class **
 * Greenhill School **

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? We found that laptop computers, coffee makers, and Dustbusters used a lot of standby power. A lot the students could not test things like their game systems or microwaves because they couldn't access the plugs.

2. How much money could your class save each month by unplugging vampires? One class could save $18.07 per month, and the other class could save $20.65.

3. How much CO2 would be reduced if your class unplugged the vampires each month? One class could save 3.72 lbs and the other class could save 0.4975 lbs.

4. What was the most surprising thing you found while studying this standby power unit? The following are quotes from students. "I was surprised... "... at the amount of money we spend/waste on standby power." "...that we haven't stopped this problem yet." "...about how much energy things used when turned off." These are pictures of our solutions for families, schools, and cities to help reduce the amount of energy being used and to reduce global warming.

Attach your classroom spreadsheet used for these calculations.