⚡ 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:
  
  
  1. Calculate what percentage of total energy is used by each system.
     
     
  2. Identify the biggest energy consumers.
     
     

🎯 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:
  
  
  1. Apply ratios to balance renewable and non-renewable energy.
     
     
  2. Ensure enough total power is generated to meet needs.
     
     

🎯 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:
  
  
  1. Multiply energy use (kWh) by carbon output per source.
     
     
  2. Use bar or pie graphs to visualize emissions by 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:
  
  
  1. Create a prototype sketch or storyboard of your idea.
     
     
  2. Present your concept in a short, energetic pitch.
     
     

🎯 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