Monkwood Primary Academy
Primary Estate Road, Rawmarsh, Rotherham S62 7JDLast week your school's gas use generated 660 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 4,000 km.
Last week your school used 3,200 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,500 showers.
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 11,000 kettles.
Last week your school's electricity use generated 170 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,100 km.
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 9,500 km.
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 220,000 smartphones.
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 11 months of computer games.
Last week your school's electricity use cost £600.
That's enough to buy 240 school dinners.
Let's look at the energy use data for your school:
Things to do
Heads up! Your school's electricity use in term time has increased by 3%, costing an extra £18 each week. Can you investigate why this was?
The power of the sun is so great that, if we could harness it fully, the sunlight beamed on the earth for 1 hour could meet world’s energy demands for an entire year!
The power of the sun is so great that, if we could harness it fully, the sunlight beamed on the earth for 1 hour could meet world’s energy demands for an entire year!
Measure classroom temperatures to find out whether you should turn down the heating to save energy
Start a transport survey so that you can find out how much carbon your school community generates by travelling to school
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Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
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