Canadian Geographic Classroom Energy Diet Challenge

GRADE 6

By: Brandon and Noam

Our first challenge for the Classroom Energy Challenge is ‘One Hour, No Power’. You are supposed to track how many hours at home or at school without power. Power is something that is always around you. A lot of things use power such as video games, cars, power outlets and many more. In our first week, we already have 8 hours, 20 minutes and that is a lot. We think that this challenge would be good because it is not hard and would be fun. A lot of the class thought it would be easy because they need time off their electronics. A few said that it wouldn’t be easy they have after school activities and it is dark out when they get home.  

GRADE 7

By: Zoe and Jayson 

This week the Grade 7 class started the Energy Diet Challenge, this consists of multiple challenges that will help save our environment. We are competing against other classes in Canada, but in the end the only actually winner is the earth. There is a total of 16 challenges per class, and there are over 90 prizes to win!! The first challenge that we will be participating in is called ‘1 hour, No Power’. Each student will discover the incredible world without power, they will log the amount of time that they have spent without power. At the end of the whole competition there will be points awarded. After the first week of the challenge, our class has already spent 5 hours and 50 minutes without power!

GRADE 8

By Daniel and Oliver