Leaving electronic devices on standby can waste a lot of energy. Why not try to cut down on your school's energy use by turning off any gadgets that are left on standby. It may reduce your electricity bill too.
Saying goodbye to standby is a great way to get students involved and interested in saving energy. They will soon get into the habit of turning devices off - and reminding teachers to as well!
Your step-by-step guide to getting started and all the resources you need are below.
Good luck!
There are opportunities to use this activity when teaching these subjects:
England: Citizenship, English, Geography
Scotland: Numeracy and maths, Literacy and English, Social studies, Technologies, Health and wellbeing
Wales: Maths, English, PSE
Northern Ireland: Maths and Numeracy, Language and Literacy, Geography, Local and Global Citizenship
For more information, see the curriculum guide.
Run start audit
Use these resources to help plan and complete the activity:
How other schools did it:
How you can win a medal
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.
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Students, why not take a look at the Pod’s ezine; its packed full of interesting facts, films activities competitions and more. Plus teachers, there is a section at the back for you too!
The Pod are delighted to award St Winnings Primary School a special achievement award.