Our Energy Conservation Scrapbook

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Our Energy Conservation Scrapbook

• Mission Dolores School
• 6th Grade Class
• 3371 16th Street
• San Francisco, CA 94114

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Kids Can Conserve Energy

• We have been busy learning about how even 6th
  Graders can conserve energy by being more aware
  of our energy usage. We have found ways that even
  kids can conserve energy. All of our ideas can be
  done by any kid and are inexpensive and easily
  doable. Enjoy!!!!!
• - 6th Graders, Mission Dolores

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We Learned

• There are FOUR simple ways to conserve energy
  that all PEAK students should know..
• When you buy new things for your home look for
  things that do not waste energy or are energy
  efficient.
• Reduce your own use of energy by conserving.
• Try to avoid using energy during PEAK hours
  during the day. PEAK hours are when everyone else
  uses energy, especially in the early evening when
  people get home from work and school.
• Be creative and think of ways we can use
  renewable energy. Renewable energy, like the
  solar energy from the sun, can be used over and
  over again without negatively effecting our
  environment.

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6th Graders Conserving Energy

• Ways we conserve energy at our school..

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Every Little Bit Counts
During PEAK hours every little bit of energy we
conserve counts! Do not use electrical pencil
sharpeners during PEAK hours to save energy.
Instead sharpen your pencil by hand.
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Saving Energy During PEAK Hours
Sharpen your pencil by hand instead of using an
electric pencil sharpener during PEAK hours. This
will save energy. You can do this anytime to
conserve during all hours of the day. The energy
you use to sharpen the pencil is a renewable
source of energy too..get enough sleep and you
have more the next day!
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Recycling Less Energy Used to Remake Products
Recycle the recyclables to prevent them from
going into the landfill. Throwing them away will
prevent them from being reused. When the products
have to be remade energy is used by the
manufacturing plants.energy you could have saved.
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Tell Them To Recycle To Save Energy!
Do not throw recyclable products in the trash
because they can be reused. saving energy. This
saves not just electrical energy, but also other
precious resources such as trees and fossil fuels.
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Play Board Games

• Playing board games is fun and safe and it can
  save LOTS of energy. While playing board games
  you learn to think faster and make a plan. You
  dont need to use any electrical energy to play
  board games!

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Play TugA-War

• Play Tug-a-war instead of watching TV or using
  the computer. Play Tug-a-war during PEAK hours.

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Play Outside During PEAK Hours

• Playing outdoor games like jump rope and tag
  can save lots of energy. Playing outside can also
  help you get exercise. Plus if you play outside
  you wont need to turn lights on in your house.
  This could save even more energy!

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Wearing Your Jacket

• Wear your jacket instead of turning on or up
  the heater. Wearing jackets can save energy. If
  you dont want to wear your jacket you can use a
  blanket.

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Warming By The Heater

• Dont get warm by the heater during PEAK
  hours, just put on more layers of clothes. Using
  the heater too much wastes precious energy. If
  you can, set your thermostat so you dont waste
  energy while you are away from home or while you
  are sleeping.

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Turning Up the Heater

• Wearing only a T-shirt and turning up the
  heat? Dont turn on the heater when you can save
  energy by putting on a sweatshirt. It would be a
  bad way to waste energy.

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Dont Waste Electricity

• Turn off the lights and TV when you arent
  using them. If you leave the room dont forget to
  turn them off on your way out.

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Buy A Reusable Water Container

• So you dont have to buy a new water bottle
  use a reusable water bottle. That way you dont
  have to worry about buying a water bottle to take
  to school everyday. You will be saving the energy
  required to make the water bottles, transport
  them to the stores, electrical energy to light
  the store, and even more fuel for you to drive to
  the store and buy the water bottles. You will be
  saving energy and you will never be thirsty again!

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Dont Waste Resources!!!
Dont use these, because you cant use them
again. If you do use it again you might be
drinking extra bacteria which could possibly make
you sick. Save energy by using reusable water
bottles that dont have to be remade each time
you finish the drink.
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Turing Lights Off To Save Energy

• Turn lights off if you are not using them to
  save energy. Use the light from the sun instead
  of turning the lights on in your room. You can
  also conserve energy by replacing all of your
  light bulbs with CFLs.

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Read or Create!!!!!!!!

• Read or paint instead of watching TV or
  using the computer. Reading will help you learn
  more and is an activity you can do to conserve
  energy. You dont need to plug anything in when
  you do these things!

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Spare The Air

• You should try not to use electronics like air
  conditioners and heaters, just wrap yourself up
  in a blanket when you are cold and open the
  window when you are hot.

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Go To The Library

• Instead of everyone sitting home on their
  computers we should use the library to do
  research. The library will be using energy, but
  our individual computers at home will be off. We
  would also be saving energy by not buying brand
  new books. It takes a lot of energy to create one
  book.

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Reusing Paper By Erasing

• You should erase instead of throwing your
  paper away. If you erase you will have more paper
  to spare. It takes energy to make the paper we
  use in school. If you erase you can save trees
  and electrical energy.

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Turning Off Computers To Save Energy

• Turning off computers during PEAK hours will
  save a lot of energy, because computers left on
  wastes electricity.

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Gardening And Planting

• You should get planting soil and plant your own
  flowers, trees, and vegetables. You should create
  your own garden so that more plants and trees
  can grow. The trees will provide shade, which
  will help cool your house without using energy.
  Also you wont be using energy while you are out
  in the garden.

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Saving Energy During Christmas

• Leave the lights off on the Christmas tree when
  you are not around to enjoy them. Unplug the
  lights on the Christmas tree if you arent using
  it to save energy.

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Use Public Transportation

• Ride the bus with your friends to save
  energy! You will also be reducing the amount of
  pollution created by cars.

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Dont Forget.Conserve!!!

• This scrapbook was created by..
• Derek Jorel Adrile
• Ellis Manny Juan
• Natalie Roxanna Victor
• Mikhail Carminia Jazmine
• Grazie Ricardo Cynthia
• Natassja Shanker Vanessa