Prince William County Public Schools

Answer Keys

Current - Energy Detectives! Activity Book

• Secret Message: Lights off when you leave the room.
• Plug/Cord maze: Refrigerator is the only one that should remain plugged in.
• Energy Wasters:
  • leaving refrigerator open
  • leaving lights on
  • charging phones when they're full
  • fans running when no-one is there
  • leaving computers and printers on overnight

Sonny - Energy Is All Around Us!

• Electricity and Math: 0.08 kw
• Word Search:
  • energy - diagonal
  • kilowatt - across
  • solar - down
  • wind - down
  • turbine - across
  • biomass - across
  • nuclear - across
  • renewable - down
  • non-renewable - down
  • electricity - down
  • coal - diagonal
  • natural gas - down
  • oil - diagonal
• Energy Savers:
  • closing blinds in winter
  • closing doors to keep heat in
  • unplugging phone once charged
  • having an apple for snack
  • playing board games
  • walking or bike riding
• Crossword Puzzle:
  • Across:
    • 1. power
    • 4. fan
    • 5. fog
    • 6. leg
    • 8. renewable
    • 11. pole
    • 13. goal
    • 15. turbine
    • 16. watt
    • 17. cold
    • 20. ion
    • 21. LED
    • 23. battery
  • Down:
    • 1. panel
    • 2. on
    • 3. energy
    • 5. fuel
    • 7. geo
    • 9. natural
    • 10. earth
    • 12. electricity
    • 14. windmill
    • 18. off
    • 19. deplete
    • 22. dam
    • 24. you

Rayne - Water Conservation Is Here to Stay!

• Slow drip:
  • Ounces in an hour? 60÷2=30 ounces
  • A day? 30×24 hours=720 ounces
  • A week? 720×7 days=5,040 ounces
  • A year? 5,040×52 weeks =262,080 ounces
  • Gallons saved in a year? 262,080÷128 = 2,047.5 gallons
• Unscramble Scramble:
  • purification
  • filter
  • hydration
  • resource
  • quality
  • conservation
  • leaks
  • fixtures
  • potable
  • gallon
  • faucet
  • watershed
  • landscaping
  • stormwater
  • Where does most of our county drinking water come from? Occoquan Reservoir

Sam - Waste Reduction Team!

• Plastic Classifications: Recycle Symbol

The Green Team

• Can you solve this puzzle?
  • guard + inning can bee fruit full = gardening can be fruitful
• Connect the dots - cardinal (bird)
• Character match
  • Turn off lights... Current
  • Solar and hydro... Sonny
  • Turn off the water... Rayne
  • Create less trash... Sam
• Conscious Consumer
  1. What is it made from?
  2. What is it packaged in?
  3. How does it get to the store?
  4. Can it be reused, refilled, or recharged?
  5. What do you do with it when you are finished?
• What can students do to make their schools more green?
  • Join the Green Team!