This page provides quick links to commonly requested resources such as induction guides for new schools or new users, printable energy monitoring sheets for pupils, switch off posters and Energy Sparks flyers. All the resources can be downloaded to your own computer or printed.
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Energy Sparks Account Set Up Guide | A guide explaining what is required to set up your school's Energy Sparks account
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Energy Sparks Marketing pack | Download our marketing pack to share with colleagues
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Energy Sparks Starter Resource Pack | Starter resources for your Energy Sparks pupil team
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Energy Sparks User Guide | An introduction to Energy Sparks highlighting the main features and functionality so that you can get the most from the online tool.
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Home Learning | ||
Be an Energy Detective | Use your powers of detection to spot everything that uses electricity in your home.
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Be a solar spotter | Help identify local spots for solar power projects.
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Follow the sun's energy | Learn about how fossil fuels are made and see where they are used in your life.
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Harness the wind | Make a pinwheel
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Holiday Lights | Learn how to use your smart meter or appliance monitor by investigating different fairy lights and how much energy they use.
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Lockdown? Powerdown! Five Day Energy Challenge | Don't wait for lockdown to be over to take action on the climate - Powerdown with our 5 day challenge!
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Make sun tea | Harness the sun's direct energy to make a delicious summer drink.
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Make the switch | Have a conversation about which electrical items it is safe for you to turn off in your homes. Keep an eye on them to make sure no one is leaving them on!
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Power Down Day | Challenge yourself to a day without using an electricity - or energy!
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Zap energy saps | Think about where your family is wasting energy and make posters to encourage them to change their habits.
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General Eco-team resources | ||
Energy Sparks eco club programme | Download this programme of Energy Sparks activities for the year to keep your Eco Club focussed on energy efficiency and carbon reductions all year long.
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Energy Sparks energy week plan | Download this whole week of activities devoted to reducing energy use at your school!
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Running Energy Sparks as a club | Overview of how to run Energy Sparks as a club
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Monitoring and recording sheets | ||
Appliance monitoring worksheet | Printable worksheet for recording the energy used by individual appliances
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Temperature monitoring record sheet | Printable temperature monitoring record sheet to allow pupils to keep track of classroom temperatures
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Posters | ||
Leave the light off poster | Printable poster for displaying round your school
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Stay Goodbye to Standby poster | Printable poster for displaying round your school
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Turn down the heating thermostat poster | Printable poster for displaying round your school
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Flyers | ||
Be a solar spotter | For families in the Bath area: Help Bath & West Community Energy find roofs to put solar panels on.
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Energy Sparks for pupils summary | Downloadable summary of what Energy Sparks can offer pupils
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Energy Sparks for school managers summary | Downloadable summary of what Energy Sparks can offer school managers
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Energy Sparks for teachers summary | Downloadable summary of what Energy Sparks can offer teachers
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