A great contest from Project Need. Maybe you will be a winner!
K-12 SUMMER ACTIVITY
THE GREAT AMERICAN ENERGY SCAVENGER HUNT
This summer, as you are
out and about, keep your
eyes open for energy all
around you. Look for as
many of the following
energy-related objects
as you can find and send
them to NEED. Send in
the most photos and win
a prize! There will be one
winner per grade range
(K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12).
DIRECTIONS
1.Bring this list with you whenever you
go out and look for as many energyrelated objects as you can find.
2.As you find objects, take a picture with
a digital camera or camera phone.
3.Have your parents or teacher help you e-mail the photos to contest@NEED.org with "Energy Scavenger Hunt" in the subject
line. In the e-mail, be sure to include a description of each picture along with your name, age, and state. If you took the
picture on vacation, include where you were when you took the picture. You can also post pictures to our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/NEEDProject
4.Submissions must be received by August 31, 2011. Winners in each age-range (grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) will be contacted
in September.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
‰ Air Conditioning Unit
‰ Alternative Fuels Fueling Station
‰ Anemometer
‰ Automatic Faucet
‰ Bicycle
‰ Ceiling Fan
‰ Coal Pile
‰ Coal Train Car
‰ Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb
‰ Compost Pile
‰ Corn Field
‰ Dual-flush Toilet
‰ E85 Ethanol Pump
‰ E85 Ethanol Vehicle (FlexFuel)
‰ Electric Company Substation
‰ Electric Meter
‰ Electric Power Plant
‰ Energy Guide Label
‰ ENERGY STAR appliance
‰ Gasoline Terminal
‰ Gas Station
‰ Geyser or Hot Spring
‰ High Voltage Transmission Lines
‰ Hot Air Balloon
‰ Hybrid Electric Vehicle
‰ Hydrogen Vehicle
‰ Hydropower Dam
‰ Lantern (LED or Propane)
‰ LED Light Bulb
‰ LEED Certified Building (most have a
sign that promotes the certification)
‰ Low Flow Shower Head
‰ Natural Gas-powered Vehicle
‰ Natural Gas Meter
‰ Oil/Natural Gas Drilling Site
‰ Oil Pump
‰ Oil Tanker Ship
‰ Pipelines or Pipeline Sign (Petroleum
or Natural Gas)
‰ Power Plant
‰ Power Strip
‰ Programmable Thermostat
‰ Propane Grill
‰ Recycling Bin
‰ Recycling Center
‰ Refinery
‰ Residential Propane Tank
‰ Reusable Grocery Bag
‰ Sailboat
‰ Skylight
‰ Solar Clothes Dryer
‰ Solar Panel (large-scale)
‰ Solar Panel (small-scale)
‰ Solar Water Heater
‰ Tanker Truck
‰ Tankless Water Heater
‰ Utility Smart Meter
‰ Utility Worker
‰ Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
‰ Weather Stripping
‰ Weather Vane
‰ Wind Turbine (small-scale)
‰ Wind Turbine or Wind Farm
(large, commercial-scale)
‰ Wood Pile
‰ Other: _________________________
