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- Title
Student and Teacher Teams Using High Resolution Electricity Monitoring to Create Local Change.
- Authors
Kermish-Allen, Ruth; Peterman, Karen; MacDonald, Suzanne; Thompson, Rachel; Winner, Brooks
- Abstract
This paper will explore the Energy for ME program, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation, which worked across formal and informal K-12 environments to bridge the gap between society, science, and the environment. Specifically, this article documents how Energy for ME integrates three experiential education pedagogies (place-based education, inquiry, and project-based learning) in combination with real-world electricity data in order to impact energy consumption within participating communities. Energy for ME schools and communities have saved over $135,000 in homeowner electricity costs, 900,000 lbs of carbon, and 1,000,000 kWh of energy) in electricity costs over the 3 years of the project.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ELECTRICITY &; the environment; ENVIRONMENTAL protection research; TEACHER-student relationships; SUSTAINABILITY; MECHANICAL engineering education; EDUCATION
- Publication
Journal of Sustainability Education, 2015, p1
- ISSN
2151-7452
- Publication type
Article