Save Energy at School Plan

4th Grade ScienceRenewable and Nonrenewable Resources3 pages

About this worksheet

This 3-page 4th grade science sheet turns the topic of renewable and nonrenewable resources into a school project. Students start with an eight-item audit checklist and tick yes or no for things like lights left on in an empty room, chargers left plugged in and windows open while the heat is on. A short written answer asks why saving electricity protects Earth's resources. Page 2 is an action plan table for three changes, with a filled example about turning off lights before recess. Page 3 is the answer key with a sample plan. It supports NGSS 4-ESS3-1.

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Save Energy at School Plan: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - page 1

Save Energy at School Plan: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - page 2

Save Energy at School Plan: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - page 3

Curriculum objectives covered

4-ESS3-1

“Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.”

Question 9 links school electricity to coal, natural gas, solar and wind, and the action plan asks students to choose changes that use less energy.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1 School Energy Audit Checklist

Eight yes or no questions in two columns, such as computers left on overnight, a smartboard left on, blinds closed with the lights on and warm water running at a sink. Question 9 asks why saving electricity helps protect Earth's resources, with three lines to write on.

Part 2 Our Action Plan Organizer

A boxed example shows one plan: turn off all classroom lights before recess, the weekly Energy Monitor in charge, a reminder sticker by the switch and a tally chart. Below it, a table has rows for Change 1, 2 and 3 and columns for who is responsible, how people will be reminded and how the class will know it worked.

Answers

A note that checklist answers vary by observation, a model answer for question 9 about coal and natural gas, and a sample completed plan covering shutting down computers, using daylight and unplugging chargers.

How teachers use it

Class audit

Send pairs to different corners of the school with the checklist. Compare the yes answers on the board before anyone picks a change.

Run one plan for a week

Choose one class plan and carry it out. The column on how we will know it worked only means something once students have kept a real tally.

Exit ticket

Use question 9 after a lesson on fossil fuels. The model answer gives you wording for the idea that coal and natural gas take millions of years to form.

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