http://www.ck12.org Chapter 5. Energy
FIGURE 5.24
Vocabulary
- conservation: Saving resources by using them more efficiently or not using them at all.
Explore More
At the following URLs, find more ways that young people can conserve energy. Then create a poster to show other
people your age how they can save energy. Your poster should demonstrate at least four practical ways young people
can use less energy in their daily lives.
http://www.tvakids.com/electricity/conservation.htm
http://energyquest.ca.gov/saving_energy/index.html
http://www.kidsenergyzone.com/learn/learnaboutsavingenergy/Index.cfm
http://www.alliantenergykids.com/EnergyandTheEnvironment/SavingEnergy/022391
Review
- What is energy conservation?
- Describe one practical way that you could save transportation energy in your own life.
- Draw a sketch of a house in which energy is being wasted. Then explain how energy could be conserved
instead.