Summer Fun-Great American Energy Scavenger Hunt

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: _________________________