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The Newspaper for Watt Watchers and Watteam.
Now incorporating WATTimes and the Texas School Energy Manager News. Fall 2006

Students Watt Watchers

S
tudents love Watt Watchers. There are badges, notebooks to signify they are officially on an
over 3,500 teachers enrolled in the Watt energy patrol, pencils, and eye-catching graphics. They WATTS INSIDE
Watchers program. If each teacher are also attracted by the Watts Across Texas
has only ten students involved in the
program that means there are over 35,000 * Giving tickets to
teachers
opportunities for expanding the
program and chances to have more
fun, by implementing ‘Sleep is Good’
Energy Education
in Texas 2
Texas students Watching Watts and loving SECO Programs 3
it. Students mainly love Watt Watchers
because it is fun. Yes, they know that it is a *you notes for
Leaving TThank-
hank- for computers, for example.
Watt Watchers is great fun mixed
Energy Awareness
Campaign 4
“real” program that produces results. And,
they do enjoy the aspects of a collaborative
teachers with serious business. No wonder
The Transmission Line 5
students love Watt Watchers!
learning project that turns them into trusted
assistants. Although the role reversal of
leaving reminder tickets for teachers often
* Getting out of
class (for a little
Program News

Solar Car Circles

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7
generates giggles, they seem to relish while) OH YEAH
IT’S FFUN!
UN! District Wide
giving out thank you notes even more. But,
mostly they are having fun. * Making a
difference by
Watt Watchers

About the Posters

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8
It is pure delight to get out of class saving $ and
(even if it is for only five minutes) but they Pull-out Posters 9-12
are also ready to give up some time at lunch preventing
Energy Managers Toolbox
or before or after school. That is love. pollution Basic Uncomplicated Energy
Maybe it is because they know those five Savings for Computers 13
minutes are important. Students get the
connections: Energy saved = money saved
* Cool supplies are
all provided Stealth Makes Wealth 14

*
and pollution prevented. They love serious Energy Management in
stuff, too.
I get to do more Administrative Offices 14
energy projects Previous Lapel Pin
Students adore Watt Watchers
because it is easy. All the supplies are
that make a Recipients 15-16

provided, to get started right away. And, difference Classroom Helpers 17

they get cool stuff – lanyards with name
IT ’S FUN!
IT’S Electrifying Extras 18

Restock your kits

Watts Going On? 19

Y
ou started the year excited to get your Watt
Watchers Student Patrols up and running. But,
when you came back to your classroom you
noticed you only had three
holders and were out of
What are you going to do?
Watt Watchers to the rescue.
On our website,
www.wattwatchers.org/
p a g e s /
kit.htm, you
c a n
download all
the forms you
need to run your
patrols. Patrol check
sheets (in landscape and
portrait formats), tickets, thank
yous, nametags, student
agreements and even the program
manual are available. Copy the
number you need and you are ready
to go.
Permanent kit parts are a little
harder to download, so please
contact our office and we will
send you replacement parts for
your missing pieces. Name badge holders, and lanyards
can be replaced if yours are in bad shape or missing
from last year. Remember, you need one lanyard
name badge and name badge holder per pair of
patrol forms. students who are patrolling
time. If
at a given
you send
POSTERS IN
out four THIS ISSUE
teams of two
students at 10
am and a second set of
teams at 2 pm, you only
need 4 lanyard and name
badge holder sets. Pencils
can be sent for each member
of your patrol team.
To order replacement parts,
please email
info@wattwatchers.org or fax
the supply request form back
to us and we will get a
package in the mail to you.
Good luck with your patrols
this year.
 Energy Education in Texas
Watt Watchers of Texas Teacher Training

W
att Watchers of Texas is very committed “The presenters are very informed and excited about the
to training teachers on how to message they deliver.”
successfully implement the Student If you have not attended this workshop you have got to
Energy Patrol section of the Watt Watchers Program. get to one soon. Not only will you leave with lots of free
That training is given at the Energy Education stuff for you to use in your classroom, but we also will
in Texas workshops that we hold around the give you information throughout the workshop on how to
state. The six hour workshop trains teachers reduce your energy bills at home!
on how to set up an energy patrol program,
educate their school about energy use, educate Upcoming workshops:
their students about the importance of being Beaumont ESC Region 5 – September 18, 2006
energy efficient in school and at home as
San Antonio ESC Region 20 – October 12, 2006
well as teaching them about the renewable
energy resources that we have available to us Are you interested in hosting an Energy Education in
today. This workshop allows teachers to get Texas workshop? If so please contact Kirstin Wilsey at
their hands on our Traveling Energy 1-888-928-8326.
Exploration Stations and get their
minds working about how to
incorporate the stations into
their energy unit. The
training also takes you
through each “Knowledge
is Power” lesson plan and
even teaches you how to
cook carrots using the
sun!
Comments from teachers that
have attended this workshop: “Lots of
“These materials are useful to students
because it allows them to bring energy
great,
conservation home in ways that are hands on
meaningful and relevant to them.”
“Corrected lots of myths that we have activities”
learned through the years – Turn off the
lights – its not cheaper to leave them
on!”
“Lots of great, hands on activities.”

District Watt Watchers Teacher Training

Q: How many Paul
Reveres does it
take to screw in a
light bulb?
A: One if by hand, but
two if by feel. just like everything Watt Watchers offers...
H Give us a call
ave you committed to implementing Watt Watchers
in every campus in your district? Have you lined up and we will get you
volunteers at each campus to be the Watt Watchers scheduled so that your
sponsor or Energy Champion? Then you are ready to train Champions will have all
your Champions! Watt Watchers can arrange to train all the tools they need
your teachers on how to set up a successful student energy to be the best
patrol program and how to use all the other materials that Watt Watchers
we offer in your classroom. The training can be 3-6 hours in ever.
length, customized to fit your need. We will provide this
training at no cost.

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consumption throughout Texas.
The Infinite Power of Texas Campaign has created 25 renewable
energy fact sheets for kids and adults and 22 lesson plans for
teachers to use in the classroom.
The lesson plans were revised
professional educators and
renewable energy experts and now
include teacher resource guides,
reading passages for students,
student worksheets, and many other
helpful improvements in an easy-to-
download format. Lesson plans are
grouped into three age levels
designed for elementary school
(grades 4 and 5), middle school
(grades 6, 7, and 8), and high
school. However, they can be used
in other grades as well, or by parents
and home schoolers to teach their
children about renewable energy. If
you are a teacher, we can arrange
to have multiple copies of the lesson
plans mailed to you free of charge.
email your request for these
materials to Pam Groce at
pam.groce@cpa.seco.state.tx.us.
Alternative Energy begins by introducing
physical and chemical principles of
energy and fuels, then proceeds to
investigations of the nature and extent
of energy resources, the economics and
environmental effects of energy use,
alternative energy technologies, global
climate change, and related health and
safety issues. Thematic lessons are
included for schools that use a school-
wide approach to teaching.
Alternative Energy emphasizes the
gathering and evaluation of data on
energy, fuels, technology and air quality
through hands-on laboratory
investigations. The use of open-ended,
student-generated models, simulations
and concept maps showing the relations
between facts, encourages students to
form hypotheses, test them, and apply
the knowledge thus gained to real-world
issues. The activities are designed for
group learning, which promotes
interaction among students. Rubric
grading is included to encourage
acceptance of an array of answers to
open-ended questions.
The Texas State Energy
SECO ENERGY ENGINEERS
Conservation Office (SECO)
created the Infinite Power of Texas AND THEIR COVERAGE AREAS
Renewable Energy Educational
Campaign to accelerate the TEESI
acceptance of renewable energy EMA
resources in Texas. SECO’s main ESA
focus is to increase public TEESI & ESA
TEESI & EMA
awareness through demonstrating
new technologies and by
developing the infrastructure
required to escalate their use in Estes, McClure
state programs. Through its TEESI: and Associates:
Innovative Energy Demonstration Contact: Ernie Moore Contact: David Fisher
Program, SECO works to offset or ernie@teesi.com 903-581-2677
replace traditional methods of 512-328-2533 or 979-268-0714 dfisher@estesmcclure.com
energy generation and www.teesi.com www.estesmcclure.com
Serving Education Service Center: Serving Education Service Center:
Region 1-Edinburg, Region 2–Corpus Region 7-Kilgore, Region 8-Mount
Christi, Region 3-Victoria, Region 4- Pleasant, Region 10-Richardson,
Houston, Region 5-Beaumont, Region Region 11-Ft. Worth, Region 12-
6-Huntsville and also overlaps Region Waco and also overlaps Region 2-
in 2004-2005 by a team of 13-Austin and Region 20-San Antonio. Corpus Christi, and Region 7-
Kilgore.
Mission: To maximize energy efficiency Energy Systems
while protecting the environment. Associates:
SECO administers and delivers a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy
Contact: Debra Brown
programs that significantly impact energy cost and consumption in the institutional,
512-258-0547
industrial, transportation and residential sectors. These programs provide technical
dbrown@esa-engineers.com
resources to utilize energy efficiency, financial assistance to complete energy retrofits
www.esa-engineers.com
and educational materials to make the public aware of the necessity for an energy
efficient society. The SECO web site is designed to easily provide information to the Serving Education Service
public and the legislature about our programs and how they may be implemented Center: Region 9-Wichita
throughout the state. Falls, Region 13-Austin,
Region 14-Abilene, Region
Authority and Organization 15-San Angelo, Region 16-
Created in response to the Arab oil institutions of higher education, private Amarillo, Region 17-Lubbock,
embargo of 1973 and the resulting industries, and residential energy Region 18-Midland, and
national energy crisis, the Texas consumers. Region 19-El Paso.
“energy office” has evolved from its
SECO’s task is to enable Texans to
original function of responding to state
enjoy the optimal benefit from the
fuel shortage emergencies and
domestic energy we produce, to
administering federal energy
contribute to our state’s growing
conservation grants to its current role
economy through reducing a major
as a statewide promoter of energy
operational cost of state government,
efficiency and provider of energy
school districts, municipal
LoanSTAR
management services which have a
governments, hospitals, and small
positive impact on state energy
businesses, to promote those
expenditures and local property tax
Revolving
technologies and procedures which
rates.
result in cost effective operation, and
Beneficiaries of SECO’s services to show individual Texas residents how
include state agencies, public schools,
city and county governments,
an energy efficient ethic can enhance
their quality of life and that of future Loan
Program
Texans.
More information on the SECO programs:
www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us
This program, has served as a national model for state and federal loan programs
for energy efficiency retrofits, is SECO’s most highly visible program. Legislatively
Oct 18, 2006 Nov 6, 2006 mandated to be funded at a minimum of $95 million at all times, to date the LoanSTAR
Region 19 Region 12 Program has funded a total of 184 loans, which has resulted in total cumulative
Service Center Service Center energy savings of $165 million through energy efficiency projects financed for state
El Paso Waco agencies, institutions of higher education, school districts, and local governments.
Interest rates are currently set at 3% APR. The program’s revolving loan mechanism
Nov 1, 2006 Nov 9-11, 2006 allows borrowers to repay loans through the stream-of-cost savings generated by
Region 10 Conference For the funded projects. Over the next 20 years, SECO estimates that Texas LoanSTAR
Service Center the will save state taxpayers $500 million.
Richardson Advancement of LoanSTAR-funded projects have also prevented the release of 6,136 tons of nitrogen
Science oxides (NOx), 1.7 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and 4,050 tons of sulfur
Teachers dioxide (SO2).
Wichita Falls
Projects financed through the LoanSTAR Program include, but are not limited to,
energy efficient lighting systems; high efficiency heating, ventilation and air
conditioning systems; computerized energy management control systems; boiler
efficiency improvements; energy recovery systems; and building shell improvements.
The LoanSTAR Program will also fund facilities’ equipment commissioning projects.
The commissioning process involves identifying opportunities for improving systems
operations and how these systems can be optimized. Currently the interest rate for
FOR TEACHERS ATTENDING
WORKSHOP all new loans funded from now until 8/31/2006 is set at 3%. Interest rates for the
LoanSTAR Program is based on several factors which include money market rates
CD, WITH 25 HANDS-ON and LoanSTAR administrative cost. Rates are evaluated and set every fiscal year,
INVESTIGATIONS/ACTIVITIES from 9/01 - 8/31. To assure the borrower that projects are constructed according to
the energy assessment report and LoanSTAR technical guidelines, SECO performs
WEB RESOURCES AND design specification review and on-site construction monitoring at the 50% and
NUMEROUS FLASH ANIMATIONS. 100% complete. Since program implementation in 1989, 127 loans to public
institutions have generated over $100 million in documented energy cost savings.
6 HOURS OF CPE CREDIT TO As a result of extensive metering and monitoring efforts performed by the LoanSTAR
WORKSHOP ATTENDEES. Program at projects sites, the LoanSTAR Program has been able to verify that
savings have exceeded the estimated savings by 5%. With these documented
For more information call Juline Gurasich at
savings, it is estimated that the LoanSTAR Program will save Texas taxpayers more
(512) 936-9283 (toll-free at 1-800-531-
than $500 million over the next 20 years.
5441, ext 3-1837)
or email
juline.gurasich@cpa.state.tx.us. Find out more at: www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/ls.htm
 Energy Awareness Campaign s Priceless!
It’
T
his is the campaign for energy use, your temperature set points, etc… If
season and we all have they know about the policy they are more likely to follow
been hearing a lot about it. If you don’t have an energy policy for your district
who is running for office. Lots contact Watt Watchers we have some tools to share
of money and time are spent with you so that you can create an energy policy.
on those clever campaigns to
get your vote. And they do get
Campuses
Q Find out what your school spends each month on
your attention – some make
energy, how many kilowatt hours it
you made and some win your
takes to run your school,
vote. The key is they get your
how much water your
attention, they make you
campus uses each
aware of issues that affect
month. Graph that
your daily life. Energy
information and hang it in
Awareness campaigns do
the foyer of the school for
the same thing. They grab
everyone to see.
your attention and get you
thinking about something that Q Start a Watt Watchers
does affect your daily life. You program. Students
can’t make it without energy. patrolling and
Making people aware of teaching teachers
energy issues, use, waste, and other
sources etc… gets them students to
thinking. We want people to
reduce their energy waste by
becoming energy efficient
people and to do that we need
to make them aware of the turn off the lights is the
energy environment around best campaign a
them. school can have.
There are many levels of an Energy Awareness Q Put light switch
Campaign for Texas schools. Watt Watchers is an reminders up on all the
everyday Energy Awareness Campaign. It is our job to switches in the school. That last
make everyone in Texas Schools aware of energy use minute reminder can save schools thousands of
and waste. That awareness turns into energy savings at dollars.
the meter which in turn means more money for Texas Q Hang posters around the school.
schools and less pollution in our air. Below are some
key campaign items that can be done at different levels Q Do announcements that give the teachers and students
of the district. energy tips.

Administration Classroom
Q Hang posters in the administration buildings that catch Q Teachers should not hesitate to send these tips and
peoples eye. Watt ideas home with students. The
Watchers has a information that they are learning
series of in the classroom about energy
posters that efficiency can drastically reduce
can help you – their home energy bills.
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two posters are Knowledge is Power contains

printed in every lesson plans that deal with
October 4th is
National issue of the Watts home energy use – send
ENERGY STAR News Quarterly those lessons home. Let the
Change a Light newspaper. Take students teach their parents!
Day!
Replace your
them out of the There is lots of information
five most newspaper, laminate out their about energy
frequently used them and hang them up awareness campaigns.
light fixtures or for people to see. If you Pick what works best for
the bulbs in need additional posters you and do it. The U.S
them with
ENERGY STAR
just let us know we would Department of Energy’s
qualified models be glad to send them to Efficiency and
and save more you. Renewable Energy
than $60 per Office has the Federal
year on your Q Send out weekly/monthly
emails that educate the Energy Management
energy bills
while helping to administration about energy Program (FEMP).
protect our use for the district, what you They produce
environment. materials that are
are doing to reduce the amount
CHANGE A LIGHT free to everyone to
CHANGE THE of energy used in the district, or
send them an energy tip. help with an
WORLD
ENERGY STAR Energy Awareness
Q Create an office checklist. This Campaign.
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will remind people to turn off their

equipment when not using it and
remind them to flip it off when they
leave for the day.
Q Share your Energy Policy with
everyone. Let them know what the districts policy is
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October is Energy Awareness
Month. Plan something. Do something.
Make a difference in your district. The energy saved
and pollution prevented by educating your building
occupants is priceless!
THE TRANSMISSION LINE
Renewable Energy Incentives

W
ith all this talk about California and Minnesota
residents receiving tax breaks for using
renewable resources, many Texans are
wondering if they can get the same benefits when they
install a home solar array or windmill. Information from
the State Energy Conservation Office website says that
although the state does not have a program at this time
that provides funding of renewable energy equipment on
an individual basis, there are tax exemptions available in
certain instances. Texas residents can check with their
local utility providers, as some have energy efficiency
programs that offer low cost loans/rebates and advice on
renewable energy technologies. The tax code information
is also included on the SECO website. The database of
State Incentives for Renewable Energy at http://
www.dsireusa.org/ has a great listing of local incentive
programs and Energy companies throughout Texas that
have incentives for commercial and residential energy
efficiency.
Austin to study series of City code
changes for ‘Zero-Energy Capable’ Solar car wins sixth consecutive
homes by 2015 victory in race
making a strong, long-term commitment to implement
cost-effective energy efficiency as a resource, broadly
communicating the benefits of and opportunities for
energy efficiency, promoting sufficient, timely, and stable
program funding to deliver energy efficiency where cost-
effective, and modifying policies to align utility incentives
with the delivery of cost-effective energy efficiency and
modifying ratemaking practices to promote energy
efficiency investments.
These recommendations build upon best practices from
successful efficiency programs operating in many areas.
S
NEW E WIRE
U.S. consumers could save hundreds of billions of
dollars on their utility bills over the next 10 to 15 years
through greater use of cost-effective energy efficiency.
FF TH
For more information, on Austin’s Green Building
OT O
Program visit www.austinenergy.com. For more H
information on the National Action Plan for Energy
Efficiency visit
www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/actionplan/eeactionplan.htm.

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his past August the Mayor and City Council created he Sundancer, raced by 15 high school students
and appointed a task force to study the possibility from the Houston Vocational Center in Houston,
of Austin adopting a series of code changes that Mississippi, won the Dell-Winston School Solar
will make all new single-family homes built in the City’s Car Challenge open division at Texas Motor Speedway.
building code jurisdiction “Zero-Energy Capable Homes” It is the sixth consecutive year that the team has captured
by the year 2015. first place in the competition.
Zero-Energy Capable means that a home will be energy
efficient enough to be a
net-zero energy home
with the addition of on-
site energy generation,
such as solar
photovoltaics. This level
of energy efficiency is
approximately 60
percent more efficient
than homes built to code “The
today.
“The cleanest of all
cleanest of
energy, of course, is the all energy, of
energy that doesn’t need
to be produced,” Mayor course, is
Will Wynn said. “This
bold step will be another
the energy During the four days and seven racing periods, the
example of Austin’s that doesn’t Sundancer traveled 619 miles in 413 laps, more than
continuing leadership 13 other cars in the race. Its average speed was 30
role in national energy need to be mph and reached a top speed of 60 mph.
policy.” produced” The Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge is the
Austin has long largest solar car competition in the U.S. and is open to
Will Wynn
recognized energy teams of high school students from around the world
efficiency as a high- Mayor who design, build and race cars powered exclusively
priority energy resource, by solar energy. The computer manufacturer, Dell, is the
and is announcing this latest commitment as part of the title sponsor of the annual competition.
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of The challenge has taught 3,000 students about
Energy-sponsored “National Action Plan for Energy technology, teamwork, problem-solving and
Efficiency.” commitment and inspired thousands of others to get
The Action Plan, developed by a Leadership Group that involved in long-term science projects. The Sundancer
includes 23 electric and gas utilities, seven state utility program at Houston Vocational Center allows students
regulators, and more than 30 other organizations, seeks to gain engineering and business skills within the context
to address the nation’s growing demand for energy in of the renewable energy industry.
U.S. homes, buildings, and industries through efficiency. “Every time we win, it’s a joy to see the confidence and
To date, more than 50 leading organizations from across self-esteem that the kids have,” adds team coach Keith
the country have pledged commitments to help implement Reese. “That is something you can’t teach.”
the Action Plan. The effort has been coordinated by EPA
Powered exclusively by solar energy, the Sundancer
and DOE.
weights 356 kg and is 5 m long, 1.8 m wide and 1 m
The Action Plan outlines recommendations for high. Energy from the PV cells is stored in nine Power
consideration including the importance of: recognizing Sonic batteries, and the vehicle was built entirely by high
energy efficiency as a high-priority energy resource, school students.
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 Program News
975 Loyal Energy Champions!
Watt Watchers of Texas Sponsors are loyal Energy
Champions. Teachers and administrators tend to stick
with the program after they try it. Watt Watchers are
dedicated. They believe in what they are doing. That is
why we now have 975 teachers and administrators across
the state that have stuck with Watt Watchers for 5 or more
years.
This year we will be sending out 236 lapel pins. If you
signed up in 2001 you will be receiving your lapel pin
soon. Check out the poster in the middle of the
newspaper and find your name among the list of Energy
Champions being recognized this year. Highlight your
name on the poster and hang it up where people can
see, its time for you to Celebrate Your Success!
A new student As a Watt Watchers of Texas sponsor for five years, you
enrolled in a high have saved thousands and thousands of dollars for your
school school district. You have prevented tons of pollution and
photography class.
you have educated many students about caring for the
He kept going
around asking precious land they live in. You have also educated and
people to save all changed the habits of your fellow teachers and
their burned out administrators.
light bulbs for him.
The lapel pins are simply the Watt Watcher light bulb logo
Most of his
classmates just with the pattern of the Texas flag on them. It makes a
gave him a strange strong, colorful, and eye-catching symbol. There are no
look and walked words or other identifying information on the pins so you
away. He was really
beginning to get
will get questions. When they ask, please tell them you
on their nerves. received your pin for saving energy, saving money and
Finally one asked preventing pollution.
why he wanted
burned out bulbs. Celebrate your success as a Watt Watchers of Texas
His reply was: “Duh, Energy Champion, wear your lapel pin, and spread the
think about it, I’m word about saving energy in Texas schools. Refer a
building a
teacher from another school and we will send you a
darkroom, of
special treat – make sure they list your name on the
course!”
enrollment form!!
Monthly Email Updates
Watt Watchers sends out a monthly email update. This
update gives you the hottest news off the Watt Watchers
desk. These updates also allow us to give you
some ideas for your Watt Watchers program
in between newspapers. If you have not signed
up for the monthly update please visit our
website and sign up today,
www.wattwatchers.org
Monthly Email - Project
Updates
Students, do you need help coming up with
some good but quick energy and environment
projects? Watt Watchers is here to help! On
the website under the Student tab you can enroll
in a monthly project update. We will send out
a project every month to everyone that enrolls.
Check out the website and get enrolled today!
Watt Watchers of Texas – Flag
Competition
Districts that
h a v e
committed to
enrolling their
schools in Watt
Watchers are
eligible to
receive a Watt
Watchers of
Texas Flag.
This flag may be used as a competition within your district.
The school you choose as the best Watt Watcher school
can fly the Watt Watchers flag for one month, then it may
be awarded to the next months winner. Competition often
creates more interest so enroll your district and get your
flag today!
Fort Worth Museum of Science and
History is hosting a Junior Solar
Sprint Workshop: How to Build A
Solar Car
October 21, 2006 ;
9:30-1:30; Limited
to 20 participants
Recommended for
Middle School
Teachers
Middle School
TAKS Objectives 1
and 4
The green flag is
up! And they’re off!
Calling all middle school teachers… Have we got a deal
for you! Not only will you spend an action-packed day
working with Watt Watchers of Texas but they will pay the
registration fee for this great workshop. The National
Junior Solar Sprint program by the US Department of
Energy is a classroom based, hands-on program. You
will build a model solar car and race against other
teachers in the workshop. You will learn about solar
energy, and leave the workshop with a Junior Solar Sprint
kit, CD-rom with JSS materials, JSS teacher guide, and
a certificate for one free rental of the JSS station educator
loan kit from the Museum. Don’t let the checkered flag
wave without you crossing the finish line on this one.
Registrations accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis. Limited to 20 participants.
Update your enrollment information
Watt Watchers likes to keep the most updated
information possible about their Energy Champions
(Watt Watchers Sponsors). If your email address has
changed or you have moved schools, please let us know.
We want to be able to update you on our program via
mail and email so please make sure your information is
correct in our files. To update your information please
complete the form below and fax it or mail it to us.

Update your enrollment information

Watt Watchers likes to keep the most updated information possible about their Energy Champions (Watt Watchers Sponsors).
If your email address has changed or you have moved schools, please let us know. We want to be able to update you on our
program via mail and email so please make sure your information is correct in our files. To update your information please
complete the form below and fax it or mail it to us.

Name: Email Address:

School Name: Grade Level:
District: Subject/Club:

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6 email us at info@wattwatchers.org Fax: 1-888-USWATTS or 210-682-3284
 Solar Car Circles
Overview: Students will test solar cars using the 16
compass points to see how angle of the sun affects the
velocity of the car.
TEKS:
Math: 6.2C, 6.4AB, 6.6C, 6.8B, 6.10D, 6.1A, 6.12A,
6.13, 7.2BD, 7.4AB, 7.9, 7.13A, 7.14, 8.2AB,
8.5AB, 8.14A, 8.15A
Science: 6.1A, 6.2ABCDE, 64A, 6.6A, 7.1A,
7.2ABCDE, 7.4AB, 7.13A, 7.14C, 8.1A,
8.2ABCDE, 8.4AB, 8.5ABC, 8.7A
Social Studies: 6.3, 6.21BCF, 6.22A, 7.21BCH, 7.22A,
8.30BCH, 8.31A
Materials: a completely built solar car, 3 meter length of
string, chalk, compass, stop watch, parking lot or other
Have the students mark the compass headings North,
South, East and West as well as NE, NNE, ENE, ESE,
SE, SSE, NNW, NW, WNW, SSW, WSW, and SW. Have
the students write in the compass degrees next to these
headings as well. Now draw a line across the circle to
attach opposite headings (from North to South and so
on). This will give the students a true line to follow when
testing the car.
In teams of two (one to release the car and one to run the
stopwatch), have the students place the car outside the
circle. The student with the stopwatch will start it when
the car enters the circle and stop the watch when it exits
the circle. (You may want to have a “catch group” of
students to stop the runaway solar cars once they are on
the outside of the circle.) Record the time in the chart.
Continue around the circle until you have recordings of

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large area in the sun, a sunny day
all the compass headings. If you are working with one
Time: one hour car, you could have different groups of students take the “…Since the Arab
Vocabulary: diameter, circumference, compass data at each compass heading. If all students are testing oil embargo in
their cars, you may want to have several circles running 1973, the United
headings, time, distance, velocity, photovoltaic cell States has
simultaneously. gotten more
Activity:
When all the times have been recorded, your students than four times
Draw a six meter diameter circle by attaching the string as much new
can find the average velocity of the solar cars by dividing
to the chalk and having one student stand in the center energy from
the distance in meters by time in seconds (average savings as from
and hold the string, while the other holds the chalk and
velocity = distance /time). all net
rotates around the center, keeping the string parallel to
expansions of
the ground. domestic
COMPASS COMPASS TIME IN energy supplies
VELOCITY put together.
HEADING DEGREES SECONDS
The millions of
N little things
people did to
NNE weatherize
houses, get
NE more efficient
ENE cars, plug up
steam leaks,
E etc., plus some
changes in
ESE economic
SE structure,
yielded four
SSE times as many
additional BTUs
S as did the net
SSW increase in
supply from all
SW new American
oil and gas
WSW wells, coal
W mines, and
power plants
WNW built in the same
period.
NW Renewable
NNW sources
provided a third
of all the new
supplies.”
Discussion: Rocky Mountain
Institute
1. What could have caused the car to cross the circle in different www.rmi.org
amounts of time over the same distance?
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2. What would change if we did the experiment at a different

time during the day?
3. How does your location on the globe affect this
experiment?
4. Would your car go faster or slower if you increased the
angle of the solar cell?
5. What does this experiment tell us about the configuration
needed for a solar array on a house?
Extension:
Repeat the experiment at different times
during the day. Have each student group use
a different angle for their solar cell and
compare times.
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 District Wide Watt Watchers
Watt Watchers kicked off the District Wide Watt Watchers
campaign this Spring. We are working with school Edgewood ISD
districts to implement the program from the top down. Watt Watchers has just started working with
Many districts have inquired about this approach. Below Edgewood ISD to create an Energy
is a summary of our success. Committee for their district. They
Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD currently have 13 of their 19
CFBISD continues to strive for 100% enrollment in Watt s c h o o l s enrolled in
Watchers. They are doing an outstanding job. Not only W a t t Watchers
do their Green Teams have energy savings on their minds b u t would
they are busy recycling, too. like to create
Houston ISD an Energy
HISD has signed on to implement Plan for the
the Watt Watchers program in district and make
all 302 schools in their everyone in the district
district. Their goal is to aware of their efforts.
have complete
implementation by Pasadena ISD
January 2007. As a Pasadena ISD has been a long time
Three stooges are kickoff to their energy member of the Watt Watchers program.
attempting to
efficiency program they will They continue to implement programs
change a light bulb.
One of them be implementing in their schools as they are built. They
decides to call 911: computer power currently have programs in 36 of the 54
Stooge: We need help. management through the schools in the district.
We’re three Sleep Is Good
stooges changing
a light bulb.
Campaign – the Clear Creek ISD
Operator: Hmmmmm. estimated CCISD has been working on implementing the
You put in a fresh savings are Watt Watchers program less than a year and
bulb? $770,000! they already have 25 campuses enrolled.
Stooge: Yes. Mansfield Clear Creek has also recently created a
Operator: The power
in the house is on? ISD new Energy Policy for the district. They
Stooge: Of course. Mansfield ISD signed formed a committee to write the policy,
Operator: And the up to which included teachers, community
switch is on? members, area business people, and
Stooge: Certainly, district administrators.
yes.
Operator: And the
bulb still won’t implement the We are working on many more districts — here are
light up? Watt Watchers a few to look forward to hearing about: Fort Worth ISD,
Stooge: No, it’s program in all their schools. The Aransas Pass ISD, East Chambers ISD. If you are
working fine.
district has already identified their Energy interested in implementing Watt Watchers in your
Operator: Then
what’s the Champions and Watt Watchers trained them on district please contact us and we will provide the
problem? September 13th. support you need to get going.
Stooge: We got dizzy

About the Posters

spinning the
ladder around and
we all fell and hurt
ourselves. Could
you send an

T
wo full color posters are included in every issue of
ambulance?
WATTS NEWS. They are printed back to back
for reversibility. You laminate once but get two
posters. When it’s time for a new look in your room, just
flip your posters. Laminating machines are available at
most Regional Education Service centers if your campus
doesn’t have one. Laminating a poster costs less than
50 cents.
This issue we are starting a new tradition by printing the
current Five Year Service Pin recipients names in the
shape of the Watt Watchers of Texas logo. It is both
graphically elegant and a great way to honor the latest
group of Watt Watchers sponsors who have served for
five years. In addition, we also are re-printing the names
of all of the previous recipients of a Five Year Service
Pin (see page 17). Congratulations, y’all! On the flip
side of the poster we are running the 2006 Energy
Awareness Month poster from the U.S. Department of
Energy. October is national Energy Awareness Month.
The poster is a very pleasing and patriotic image that
also succinctly communicates that every “drop” makes
a ripple and that when repeated can add up to form a
sea of savings.

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 Energy Managers Toolbox
Basic, Uncomplicated Energy
Savings for Computers
C
omputers can be complicated and the technology is
constantly advancing. In 1965, Gordon Moore co-
founder of Intel Corporation, observed that the
number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits
had doubled every year since the integrated circuit was
invented. Moore predicted that this trend would continue
for the foreseeable future. It still holds today — it is
known as Moore’s Law and has been applied to the
rapid advancement of computers generally – they
increase in performance even as prices drop. If
Moore’s Law had been applicable to the airline
industry, a flight from New York to Paris in 1978
that cost $900 and took seven hours, would now
cost about $0.01 and take less than one
second. (Wikipedia)
With software programs that have millions of
lines of code and the world wide web truly
stretching world-wide through millions of
routers, complexity has greatly increased.
Fortunately, some things remain simple. It is still quite
uncomplicated to save energy when using a computer. It is you implement whole computer power management.
also easy. Keep to the basics to use your computer How many computers are there in your school district?
efficiently. If you want to get a little more sophisticated and Savings could add up fast.
save even more that is possible, too. While you are at the Energy Star Computer Power
Here are the basics: Management site

o Set your computer to put Here are the click on the on-line
calculator to get more
the monitor to sleep after 10 basics: specific about how
minutes of inactivity.
o Set your computer much you can save:
o Turn off all computers at
to put the monitor h t t p : / /
the end of the day and on
weekends. to sleep after 10 pmdb.cadmusdev.com/
6
minutes of powermanagement/
quickCalc.html
o That’s it.
inactivity. Do calculations for
“We have a serious
I told you it was problem.
uncomplicated. To make it o Turn off all your own PC and for America is
really easy you can computers at the all the computers in addicted to oil,
download free software from end of the day and your entire school which is often
EPA/DOE that will step you on weekends. district. imported from
through the settings on your

t’s it! Contact us if you want unstable parts of

Tha
PC. to go beyond your own the world.”
Go to: http://www.energystar.gov/ personal computer and
help your school or district save President George W.
index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_pm_wizard
energy, save money, and prevent pollution. Bush, 2006 State of
Your savings will depend on your local utility rate for electricity
Tools and support to make that happen are available. the Union address
and which features you choose to implement. Energy Star
6

Even at the network level, it is still quite uncomplicated

estimates that you will save between $10 and $30 per monitor
to save energy when using computers.
per year or between $25 and $75 per desktop each year if

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 Stealth Makes Wealth
S
ome people have big noses. Others have wavy number of rooms to get the average number of X’s during
brown hair. A few are really tall. Of course, you each time period. Think of it as the “before” snapshot —
Instructions for already know there is an amazing variety in like the ones in diet ads. Later it can be held up next to
Stealth Record people. You also know what is normal and what is above the “after” photo to measure progress. You will be
Form and below average about people. You have been establishing a customized baseline using the typical
Record the data from observing them all your life. energy-use habits of your school’s faculty and staff. This
your patrol rounds. Have you also observed the amazing variety of habits information can be compared to future behavior to see if
Add up how many X’s when it comes to energy usage? Some people use lots your Watt Watchers patrols are having an effect. How
each room receives of it. Others not so much. A few hardly use any at all. many reminder tickets were issued in the second week
during your Stealth Each teacher has of your program? How does that compare
Patrols and during different habits and to the benchmark data you gathered in
your first week(s) of every school is unique. stealth mode?
Watt Watchers. Add You can determine what You can see it is very important that no one
them all up and divide energy usage is normal knows that you are collecting data or that you
by the number of and what is above and plan to start a Watt Watchers program. If
rooms to get the below average at your they know they may change their habits.
average number of X’s school by starting your Keep it under your hat. If you do you will gain
during each time Watt Watchers program a wealth of valuable information even before
period. before you announce you start saving dollars through your Watt
your plans to the school. Watchers program. Stealth makes wealth.
We call it “Stealth Watt
Watchers.”
Are most classrooms’
lights on during lunch
while the class is away?
Are some wings of your
school more efficient
than others? Quietly
gather data for a week
Q: How many spies or two before you
does it take to officially begin Watching Watts. Record the data from your
change a lightbulb? patrol rounds. Add up how many X’s each room receives
A: None, spies like during your Stealth Patrols and during your first week(s)
operating in the
of Watt Watchers. Add them all up and divide by the
dark.

Energy Management in
Administrative Offices
D
o your Watt
Watchers patrol the
administration
buildings in your district? In
some school districts that is
possible but in large school
districts the schools may be
too far from the district
offices for the students to do
periodic patrols. Watt
Watchers does not want you
to forget about those
buildings. They use energy
just like schools. They have
lots of computers, printers,
copy machines, coffee pots,
vending machines,
refrigerators and many other
items that use energy and
are often forgotten about.
It’s important to educate the
staff in your district just like
we educate the teachers
and students. Do they know
that if they activate the
power management
features on their computers
they can save $20 per computer? Will they buy fewer
sodas because the vending machine lamps are turned
off? Probably not – as long as you make the effort to Do what works for your district in the administrative
educate them.
14 Here are a few ways that you can help them help you:
1. Communicate with the building occupants. Send out
emails with tips on how to reduce energy waste in their
office space. Give energy tips in the district
newspaper. Air public service-type ads on the closed
circuit TV.
2. Make sure all district employees have a copy of the
energy policy. They should know that your district is
concerned about energy waste and want to reduce that
waste and put those dollars back into the classroom.
3. Provide them with a simple checklist of energy
conservation and efficiency measures to use at work
like the one from the US Department of Energy FEMP
program. Don’t stop with just a checklist. Lists often
get hung up in offices and soon become invisible.
4. Give them ownership in the program. Solicit input from
employees to develop program content via surveys,
focus groups and personal interviews. Put a
suggestion box up in each building. Give them a fax
back form to let you know when something needs your
attention – doors left open during the day, water leaks
in the bathroom, etc.
5. Celebrate their success. Tell them what your building
use is now and update them monthly on the savings
since you have started the program. If possible give
them a pay back. Have a pizza party or send everyone
a cookie. It does not have to be grand and it does not
have to be cash – a simple thanks for helping the
district save energy and money.
buildings and let us know what you are doing. Other
school districts can gain a great amount of knowledge
from hearing your story. Do something and let us spread
the word!
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Polser EL Sharon Tobin Arbor Creek MS Kathy Switzer Lockney ISD Lockney
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Robinson Harwell EL Linda Esparza OL Slaton JHS Madeleine Taylor Evans
JHS Catherine Headley Mackenzie JHS Dennis Chance Cooper EL LaEtta Akbar-
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EL Lorenz Villarreal Gonzalez EL Miriam Pastor Garza EL Marina Garza McAllen
HS Jorge Villalobos Lincoln MS Andrew Quintanilla Medina ISD Medina EL Allison
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EL Patricia Angeley DeShazo EL Leslie Crane New Braunfels ISD Lamar Primary
EL Shanna Hart Memorial EL Dee Miller North East ISD Ed White MS Audra
Steen Wilshire EL Margaret Freed North Forest ISD C.W. Keahey INT Jean
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Karla Moore Pasadena ISD Bondy Int. Jennifer Land Jackson INT L. Haynes Pharr
San Juan Alamo ISD PSJA North HS Stacy Weaver PSJA North HS Luis Suarez
Sorensen EL Judy Saenz Whitney EL Noelia Gutierrez Carnahan EL Maricela
Romero Plano ISD Jackson EL Barbara Long Hendrick MS Aileen Duc Ponder
ISD Ponder HS Richard Hooper Port Arthur ISD Abe Lincoln HS Anderson
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HS Geralyn Klimitchek Ralls ISD Ralls EL Laura Kerr Rio Vista ISD Rio Vista MS
Van Boston Robstown ISD Robstown HS Anna Enrriques Sabine ISD Sabine HS
John Carter San Angelo ISD Edison JHS M. Baghdadi Central HS Karen Henson
Fannin EL Keeva Marsh Holiman EL Glenda Gates Blackshear EL Liz Gomez
Ft Concho EL Sylvia Munoz Glenmore EL Cherylene Price San Antonio ISD
Foster EL Belinda Deleon Hillcrest EL Ms. Shellenberg Neal EL Sylvia Garcia
Maverick EL B. Terrel Franklin #126 Reta Roach Tynan EL B.H. Mathis Collins
Garden EL Patricia Anderson Knox EL Kathy Lieber Harris MS Saundra Melton
Bonham EL Dora Espititu Sarah King EL C. Reynolds Ruiz EL Carol Fairman
O.P.Storm EL Eva Leal-Trevino Eleto L. Rodriguez EL P. Calo-oy Bowie EL Edna
Hinton Barkley EL Carol Fairman Alamo A.C. Ruben Pesina Lamar EL Irma
Perfecto Steele EL Maria Elena Garza Brackenridge HS Orlando Vera Herff EL
Luz Garcia Martin Gonzales A.C. EL Coach Brett Nesbit S.J. Davis MS Kenneth
Pulliams Henry Carroll Elem. EL Melissa Davis Forbes EL Castula Garcia Kate
Schenck EL Tambrey Johnson Huppertz EL Diane Stock Woodlawn Hills EL
Beth Rison San Benito CISD Berta Cabaza MS R. Gritzner San Diego ISD
Bernanarda Jaime ISD R.E. Garza San Felipe Del Rio CISD Buena Vista EL
Linda Langford Dr. Lonnie Green EL Nina Garcia-Olsen Sanger ISD Clear Creek
INT Kathy Hootman Schertz Cibolo Universal City ISD Sam Clemons HS Robin
Williams Snyder ISD Snyder JHS Sonja Hanks Sonora ISD Sonora MS Carol
Love Spring Branch ISD Spring Forest MS Jana Gwinn Sudan ISD Sudan EL
Cecie Edwards Sunray ISD Sunray HS Angaleta Rogers Sweetwater ISD
Sweetwater HS Judy Brentz Sweetwater HS Robert Smith Taft ISD Taft East EL
Mike Elliot Tahoka ISD Tahoka EL Pam Martin Tahoka EL Tim
Tatum Tenaha ISD Tenaha HS K. Reimer Vernon ISD Shive EL Angela
16 Turkett Victoria ISD Juan Linn Math/Science Mag Sch. EL Debbie Supak
Rowland EL Cassandra Bednarczyk Weslaco ISD Central MS Gilbert
Rebolloso Beatriz G. Garza Int. Sergio Villarreal West Sabine ISD West
Sabine HS Rebecca Seward Wichita Falls ISD Burgess School
of Languages Linda Bishop Wills Point ISD Wills Point JHS
Harriet Hardin Wills Point MS La Verne Norman Yoakum
ISD Yoakum HS Dianne Filip Yorktown ISD Yorktown HS
LaFran Budge 2000 Alamo Heights ISD: Alamo Heights
HS - Carol Marsh Aldine ISD: Aldine High School- Liz
Wolf Aledo ISD: Aledo High School- Gloria Andrews
Andrews ISD: Andrews High School- Joyce Merrell
Devonian Elem- Linda Youngblood Anson ISD: Anson
HS - Lori Pittard Aransas County ISD: Rockport-Fulton
Middle School- Phil Decker Arlington ISD: Bowie HS -
Todd Watkins Azle ISD: Liberty EL- Jackie Rush
Bandera ISD: Bandera Middle- Cheryl Wanger Bastrop
ISD: Red Rock Elementary- Linda Borsheim Brazosport ISD:
Griffith EL- Kathy Holt Bryan ISD: Mary Branch Elementary-
Dana Muller Alton Bowen Elementary- Lori Evans Johnson Elementary-
Debbie Barton Buna ISD: Buna JH- Eric Ford Burleson ISD: Nick Kerr Middle
School- R. George Mound EL- Teresa Carpenter Caldwell ISD: Caldwell Middle-
Connie Johnson Canutillo ISD: Canutillo MS- Joe Bueno Canutillo PRI- Judith Valle
Jose H Damian EL- Julia Melendez Deanna Davenport EL- Ray Villalobos Deanna
Davenport EL- Margarita Reza Canyon ISD: Arden Road Elem- Chris Norton Clint
ISD: WM David Surratt Elementary- Graciela Acosta East Montana Middle School-
Sandra Manriquez College Station ISD: Sollege Station Middle School- Cynde
Sampson Columbia-Brazoria ISD: Charlie Brown INT- Iris Howard Coppell ISD:
Coppell HS - Wendy Level Coppell Middle North- Gary Hayden Corpus Christi ISD:
Kostoryz EL- Linda Moyer Crosbyton Cisd: Crosbyton Middle- Amy Richardson
Culberson County-Allamoore ISD: Van Horn HS - Lynn Solis Eagle EL- Yolanda
Ortega Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: Bleyl Middle School- Beth Muyskens Dallas ISD:
Gilbert Cuellar Sr EL- Reneata Benjamin Moises Molina HS - Danielle Mitchell Thomas
L Marsalis EL- C. Eason Denton ISD: Calhoun Middle- Darla Purcell Crownover
Middle School- Paul Tagliabue Donna Independent School District: Donna High
School- Martin Estrada Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary- Irma Estrada Le Noir
Elementary- Gloria Gonzales A P Solis Middle School- Olga Jimenez Edcouch-
Elsa ISD: Edcouch-Elsa HS - Juan Martinez Edgewood ISD: Hoelscher Elementary
School- Sandra Morales Emma Frey Elementary School- Audelia Alvarado Stafford
Elementary School- H. Almaraz Edinburg Consolidated: Canterbury Elem- Marissa
Gorena Hargill Elem- Carlyn Heath El Paso ISD: Ross Middle- Aida Castorena
Mesita EL- Delia Camacho Schuster EL- Blanca Garcia Crosby EL- Charlotte Clarke
Guerrero EL- Kristie Hare Fort Bend ISD: Hightower HS - Ms. Burnham Oyster
Creek Elementary- Nancy Brock Ft Davis ISD: Ft Davis HS - Amy Slover Ft Davis
HS - Camilie Doss Ft Hancock ISD: Fort Hancock School- Melissa Petrey Galena
Park ISD: North Shore Sr HS - Gil Gaona Giddings ISD: Giddings Int- Carol
Weyand Gladewater ISD: Gladewater HS - Delores Auvil Broadway EL- Kathy
Homeniuk Glen Rose ISD: Glen Rose HS- Melinda Strickland Goose Creek ISD:
Baytown JH- Camille Burt Grand Prairie ISD: Reagan Middle - Brent Jones Barbara
Bush EL- Emma Bruce Harry S Truman Middle- Cheri Alexander So Grand Prairie
HS - Debbie Beaudin Grape Creek ISD: Grape Creek Intermediate- Cindy Blevins
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD: Bransford EL- Ann Mckee Colleyville Heritage HS -
Terri Kitzmiller Hamlin ISD: Hamlin Middle- Norman Pond Harlandale ISD: Wright
EL- John Hasbrook Rayburn EL- Elisa Tellez-Trevino Vestal EL- Ron Gamble
Harlingen CISD: Austin EL- Blanca Villareal Houston ISD: Johnston Middle- Jane
Sakely Houston ISD: Hartman Middle- Teffine Chambers Huntington ISD:
Huntington HS - J’nelle Short Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: Bell HS - Sherri Rosse
Jarrell ISD: Jarrell HS - Vinette Makal Killeen ISD: Smith Middle School- Julian
Chaney La Joya ISD: Memorial Middle- Brenda Trevino Memorial Middle- Jose Chapa
E B Reyna EL- Jose Dianas Patricio Perez Elementary- Marybel Uresti Juarez/
Lincoln High School- Alex Martinez Juarez/Lincoln High School- Ana Loya La Vernia
ISD: La Vernia EL- Shelly Shaffer Lago Vista ISD: Lago Vista EL- Judi Flores
Lake Travis ISD: Lake Travis HS - Les Vaughan Lamar Consolidated ISD: Lamar
JH- Vvictoria Bedo Lamesa ISD: Lamesa Middle- Jackie Wells Laredo ISD: Dr
Leo Cigarroa HS - Esther Buckley Lamar Middle- Blas Martinez Lamar Middle-
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Ybarra Lovelady ISD: Lovelady HS - Debbie Leland Lubbock ISD: Cavazos JH-
Laverne Shaw Mackenzie JH- Dennis Chance Lufkin ISD: Lufkin HS - Kay Jones
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Colt EL- Maria Zuber Mcallen ISD: Mcallen HS - Rolando Garza Mercedes ISD:
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Episcopal School- Sharron Braun Reagan County ISD: Reagan County Elementary-
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I
f you teach a unit on energy, efficiency or renewable
resources or velocity, electricity, or the sun — Watt
Watchers of Texas has materials to support your units.
Whether you teach second grade social studies, seventh
grade math, or high school consumer sciences we have
materials for you.
The King with the Terrible Temper is a wonderful
energy activity booklet featuring a predictable story that
includes sounds and gestures to elicit reader involvement.
The Story revolves around a King and his three energy-
wasting sons, a fire breathing dragon and Princess
Conserva- the heroine of the story. This booklet includes
energy activities such as word finds, math sentences and
order of importance, suitable for Kindergarten through
second grade. The King with The Terrible Temper can
be found on our website at http://www.wattwatchers.org/
Assets/k2activities/thekingsmallfileversion.pdf.

Knowledge is Power,
Watt Watcher’s energy
efficiency curriculum
supplement, has
lessons for
Kindergarten Check out the new “how to” pictorial guide on
through eighth grade. the website at http://wattwatchers.org/pages/
The lesson plans on jsspresentations.htm
energy efficiency are
correlated to the TEKS
and include starter Traveling Energy Exploration Stations cover many
activities, extensions, and topics. Teaching wind power? — check out the Renewable
discussion questions. The Resources Station. Teaching solar concepts, check out
lessons range from school Renewable Resources or the Solar Cooking Stations.
lighting surveys to cost Teaching electricity in a school without a lab supply budget,
effective buying. Knowledge check out our Electricity Station. Think the Knowledge is
is Power covers a broad Power curriculum looks great, but you just don’t have the
subject range including math, budget to purchase the supplies? Check out the Energy
science, social studies and Efficiency station. It has the materials you need to do all of
language arts. Knowledge is the activities in the Knowledge is Power booklet. Each
Power can be found on our website station comes with lab supplies; books, videos and other
at http://www.wattwatchers.org/pages/kisp.htm. support materials; and of course an educator’s guide to
help you teach the material. For more information on the
Traveling Energy Exploration Stations or to read through
Knowledge is Power High School Extensions. The the educator’s guides, go to http://www.wattwatchers.org/
original Knowledge is Power lessons were created with pages/tees.htm.
the elementary school and middle school student in mind.
But many high school teachers approached us and told
us they liked the lessons, but they have to modify them to
be used in a high school classroom. So, we have created
some High School Extensions (and found the TEKS
these lessons support), and placed them on our
website. If you are a high school teacher and have
used our lessons as a springboard for other projects,
please let us know about them. We would love to include
your extensions in our next update. The Knowledge is
Power High School Extensions can be found on the
website at http://wattwatchers.org/pages/
extensions.htm

Junior Solar Sprint is a sixth –eighth grade solar

car building challenge. You design, build and race
solar cars using lessons produced by the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory. Watt Watchers of
Texas supports this project by providing the Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills correlations to the
NREL lessons (for Junior High, Integrated Physics and
Chemistry and Physics courses) and by loaning
classroom car building sets through the Traveling
Energy Exploration Stations. You can check out
a station that includes panels, wheels, motors, 17
glue guns, matte knives and Velcro for six weeks.
 Electrifying Extras
http://www.benfranklin300.com/curriculum.htm

Happy 300th Birthday consumers (industrial, residential etc.) and energy

sources (coal, natural gas, renewable fuels, etc.) have

Ben Franklin! information as well. These statistics are just a few years
old, from 2003 and 2004.

I
n honor of this amazing man’s birthday why don’t you http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/tp_bus-adopt.htm
put Ben into your curriculum this year? Ben Across
the Curriculum is a set of The Texas Adopt-A-Bus program is a joint venture
interdisciplinary lesson plans that between the United States Environmental Protection
expand upon and interpret the Agency, the State Energy Conservation Office, the North
five central themes highlighted in Central Texas Council of Governments, the Clean Air
the exhibition currently traveling Force of Central Texas and other community partners to
to Science Museums around the improve air quality and
country, Benjamin Franklin: In reduce diesel
Search of a Better World. These exhaust
themes are Character emitted
Matters; B. Franklin, by
Printer; Civic Visions; Useful Knowledge; and
World Stage. A total of thirty lesson plans, ten
plans each for elementary, middle and high
school levels were created. At the elementary
level, to address the disparity between
younger and older readers, two tiers were
created, one for grades K-2, and a second
for grades 3 – 5. Many of the lesson plans
throughout Ben Across the Curriculum focus
on collaborative learning and where
appropriate, rely on primary resources,
including a number of writings by Franklin
and his contemporaries.
school buses.
This exhibit will be at the Houston Museum of Natural
History from Oct 13-Jan 21st. For more information on The truth is that tailpipe exhaust often dirties the air
how to integrate Ben Franklin into your Texas curriculum inside school buses — sometimes in quantities far
go to http://www.hmns.org/exhibits/special_exhibits/ higher than are found outside the bus. A study done by
bFranklin/bFranklin_teachers.asp. the National Resources Defense Council found that
levels of diesel exhaust inside a school bus can be four
times higher than those found in passenger cars driving
just ahead of the bus.
Spur your district into action by helping plan an Adopt-A-
Bus program in your area. Have your students help write
h t t p : / / w w w. e e r e . e n e r g y. g o v / s t a t e s /
a “no idle” policy or research and encourage the use of
state_specific_statistics.cfm/state=TX
ultra low sulfur diesel. Do the Texas Public “Transportation
and You” or “What’s Your Mode” lesson from Knowledge
When teaching students about charts and graphs, why is Power and have your students determine the best size
not you can use Texas specific statistics. The This website for the school bus fleet from their research. Invite your
is full of information about energy use and consumption Energy Manager or Fleet Director to come speak with
for our state. Bar graphs of the population for the last 30 your students. Currently SECO has funded an Adopt-A-
years, line graphs of the Texas energy production, and Bus program in Houston, Dallas/FT.
pie graphs of the Texas energy consumption are all Worth, Austin,
included. Give your students one of these and ask them areas. Each Good and San Antonio
have a separate
to translate it into another form or give the students a graph website with
and have them extrapolate information, Aall while learning
a little bit more about Texas and the energy it uses.
Luck! more information.

h t t p : / / w w w. e i a . d o e . g o v / k i d s /
infocardnew.html#NATURAL%20GAS
The Department of Energy Kid’s Page also has some
great numbers and percentages for use with graphing.
The amount of each resource produced and consumed
18 by the United States as well as how these numbers
compare to other countries is listed. The types of
 Watts going on?
Junior Solar Sprint Workshop
st
Oct 21 9:30-1:30 Fort Worth Museum of Science and
History
Calling all middle school
teachers in the Fort Worth
area! The Fort Worth Museum
of Science and History and
Watt Watchers are teaming up to
present a solar car workshop
at the museum. We will
build and race solar
SECO Energy Education Curriculum
— Ongoing Workshops
The Energy Education Curriculum Program goal is to
increase Texas teachers’ awareness of alternative energy
in their communities and to improve their understanding
of the nature and extent of energy and its resources,
energy conservation and efficiency, the economic and
environmental effects of energy use, and alternative
energy technologies. For more information call Juline
Gurasich at (512) 936-9283 (toll-free at 1-800-531-5441,
ext 3-1837) or email

cars during this
hands-on, action
packed workshop. You
will leave with your very own solar model car, the materials
needed to do this project in your classroom, and a
certificate for a free rental of the Junior Solar Sprint model
car building station from the museum. To register, contact
the FWMSH at 877-255-9521.
Energy Education in Texas Workshops
Watt Watchers of Texas has two workshops for the
upcoming months.
Sept 18th- Region 5 Beaumont ESC. Contact Ramona
Johnson at 409-923-5416 to register.
Oct 12th- Region 20 San
Antonio ESC. Register
through the ESC at 210-370-
5611.
If you don’t see one for your
area, consider hosting a
workshop. Gather some
energy champions and give
us a call at 1-888-928-8326.
We would love to set up a
workshop in your district.
Seventh Annual
Renewable Energy
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juline.gurasich@cpa.state.tx.us.
“Maximizing
Oct 18, 2006 Region 19 Service Center, El Paso.
energy efficiency
Nov 1, 2006 Region 10 Service Center, Richardson.
and renewable
Nov 6, 2006 Region 12 Service Center, Waco. energy is the
domestic epicenter
Other Upcoming Conferences:
in the War on
September 25-30, 2006 The Annual Hispanic Terror and it is
Engineering, Science and Mathematics Week will be imperative that we
held at the University of Texas Pan-American in Edinburg. maximize the
This conference is always an excellent opportunity for partnerships
teachers, students and the community to learn about between the public
science, engineering and technology opportunities. and private sectors
Information is available at http://www.hestec.org/ in new and creative
index.asp. ways with a sense
October 12- 13, 2006 Wild Walk-Outdoor Adventure of seriousness,
will be held in McAllen. Over 20 animal and nature friendly national purpose
and the urgency
the situation
merits.”
Alexander A.
Karsner
Assistant Secretary
organizations from across Texas and the Valley such as: for Energy,
Texas Parks & Wildlife, U.S. Fish & Wildlife and Texas Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Forest Service along with many other organizations will
provide students and the community with an appreciation

September 22-24, 2006

Co-sponsored by SECO, the
Roundup and Green
Living Fair, Market Square, Fredericksburg, Texas
for these not always admired creatures, and also provide
a better understanding of how to preserve our
environment and share our planet. School instructors will
have the opportunity to obtain CPE hours from the Texas
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Roundup offers three full days of Education Agency in the areas of environment and
Solar - Wind - Water Use & science. Please contact; Nohemi Marroquin, Festival
Reuse - Energy Conservation - Coordinator at (956) 682-2871 ext. 3017.
Rainwater Harvesting - Green & Nov 9-11, 2006 Conference for the Advancement of
Sustainable Building - Organic Science Teaching will be held in Wichita Falls. For more
Growing - Alternative information, go to www.statweb.org.
Transportation - Straw Bale
Construction - Exhibits - Free Guest Speakers - Food - Feb. 2-3, 2007 Rio Grande Valley Science
Music - Family Activities. Daily gate entry fee is $8 for Association Conference will be held at San Juan Alamo
Friday or Sunday and $10 for Saturday. This year Watt Pharr High School. Dr. Frank Summers, astrophysicist
Watchers will be on hand helping families construct solar from the Space Telescope Science Institute, will be the
cookers. We look forward to seeing you there. For more keynote speaker on Friday, Feb. 2. For more information,
information go to www.renewableenergyroundup.com/ go to www.rgvsa.org.

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