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⚡ The Sustainable Energy Challenge: A Math & STEAM-Based Game 🔋🌍
💡 Concept:
Students (16 years old) will act as energy consultants tasked with designing a clean, efficient, and budget-friendly energy plan for a fictional city or school.
Using math (percentages, ratios, graphs) and STEAM skills (design, analysis, modeling), they’ll balance renewable vs. non-renewable sources, calculate emissions, and propose creative solutions for a greener energy future.
🕹 Game Setup & Rules
- 📌 Teams: Groups of 4–5 students
- 📌 Objective: Build the most sustainable, cost-effective energy plan
- 📌 Time Limit: 60–90 minutes
- 📌 Winning Criteria: Highest points for energy efficiency, creativity, and data-driven decisions
🔹 Round 1: Energy Use Audit (Data & Percentages) 📊🔌
💬 Challenge: How much energy do different systems use?
- ✅ Task: Analyze fictional energy use data from a school (heating, lighting, devices, etc.)
- ➤ Goal:
- Calculate what percentage of total energy is used by each system.
- Identify the biggest energy consumers.
- Calculate what percentage of total energy is used by each system.
🎯 Points for: Accurate breakdown and smart suggestions for reduction.
🔹 Round 2: Power Mix Planner (Ratios & Proportions) ⚙️🌞
💬 Challenge: What’s the ideal mix of energy sources?
- ✅ Task: Choose an energy mix (solar, wind, hydro, fossil fuels) to power the building or city.
- ➤ Goal:
- Apply ratios to balance renewable and non-renewable energy.
- Ensure enough total power is generated to meet needs.
- Apply ratios to balance renewable and non-renewable energy.
🎯 Points for: Sustainable mix with correct calculations and minimal environmental impact.
🔹 Round 3: Carbon Impact Calculator (Multiplication & Graphs) 📉🌿
💬 Challenge: What is the CO₂ impact of your energy choices?
- ✅ Task: Calculate emissions based on energy sources used.
- ➤ Goal:
- Multiply energy use (kWh) by carbon output per source.
- Use bar or pie graphs to visualize emissions by source.
- Multiply energy use (kWh) by carbon output per source.
🎯 Points for: Low emissions, clear visualizations, and well-explained graphs.
🔹 Round 4: Energy Innovation Pitch (STEAM Design & Public Speaking) 🎤🔋
💬 Challenge: What innovative solution can reduce energy waste?
- ✅ Task: Design an invention, campaign, or system that reduces energy use (e.g., smart lights, wind-powered playground, energy-awareness campaign).
- ➤ Goal:
- Create a prototype sketch or storyboard of your idea.
- Present your concept in a short, energetic pitch.
- Create a prototype sketch or storyboard of your idea.
🎯 Points for: Innovation, clarity, and use of STEAM thinking.
🏆 Final Scoring & Winner Announcement 🎉
- Tally energy savings, creativity, and data-use points
- Crown the winning team “Clean Energy Champions” with green badges
- Conclude with a reflection on energy habits and future technologies
🌱 Learning Outcomes
✅ Understand real-world energy use and emissions
✅ Apply math to sustainability analysis
✅ Learn the benefits and limits of different energy sources
✅ Develop creative, collaborative, and problem-solving skills
✅ Gain awareness of global and local energy challenges