Teacher guide for the Power Down Challenge. Includes timeline, checklist creation, classroom scoring system, promotion plan, and rubric.
Power Down Challenge
Summary
Students become Energy Detectives in this multi-phase classroom challenge, monitoring real spaces for electricity waste, building promotional materials, and presenting findings to the school community. The lesson includes a teacher guide, student handout, and assessment rubric, and runs over one to three weeks. Works well for middle or high school science, environmental studies, or advisory classes looking for a student-led, project-based unit.
Activities
Handout
Student handout for the Power Down Challenge. Teams plan promotion materials, monitor a classroom checklist, track points, and present results.
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