About

The Big Energy Show is designed to get your whole school interested in using energy efficiently. It's also a great opportunity to identify and work towards an energy reduction target. At the heart of the activity is a big bar chart. Designed by students, it should be big, bold and colourful and illustrate past and present electricity consumption. By showing the whole school how much energy you are using and setting reduction targets, everyone will be able to get involved to use energy more efficiently!

Your step-by-step guide to getting started and all the resources you need are below.

Good luck!

Info

There are opportunities to use this activity when teaching these subjects:

England: Mathematics, Science, Geography

Scotland: Numeracy and Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies

Wales: Mathematics, Science, Geography

Northern Ireland: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Environment & Society

For more information, see the curriculum guide.

Get Started

Prepare by reading the resource pack (and using the other resources)
Run your 'start audit'. This will start your blog.
Run the activity - remember to update your blog with information and pictures
Run your 'end audit'
Submit your blog for a medal
If you win a medal, download a free certificate for your class!
Check the savings you've made on your podometer

Run start audit

Resources

Use these resources to help plan and complete the activity:

How you can win a medal

Podometers

When you finish an activity we use your start and end audits to count your activities and measure any savings you make. You can track your savings using your school's pod-o-meters.

Eco-schools England

This 'medium' activity contributes significantly towards an Eco-Schools Silver Award. Two or more will contribute towards a Green Flag application.

Remember you will need to complete an Eco-Schools formal environmental review and detailed action plan to meet Silver Award criteria.

For more information go to www.eco-schools.org.uk/apply.

The Pod