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Sorry I'm a little late on this string. Our Science Center has been
working with a power company in the area on something similar to the
energy vampire campaign you mentioned. We use P3 Kill-A-Watt energy
meters to measure the energy used by everyday appliances. They are so
easy to use that we often let the kids plug things in and read the meter
themselves. The biggest thing to remember is that in order to contrast
how much energy appliances are using, you'll want to make something to
record their data on, such as a fun-looking worksheet. We actually got a
pretty big 'wow' from the kids when they discovered how much electricity
a hair dryer uses when it's on high.

Stephanie Kazmierzak-Esler
Science Interpreter
Orlando Science Center
ph: 407.514.2167
fax: 407.514.2067
Inspire Science Learning for Life


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HI all
I have been asked to come up with a "wow" energy demonstration for a
festival my museum is hosting in March. This is a bit out of my realm of
experience so I am asking for ideas and help.  (My museum is a natural
history museum and most of the demos and activities we do are
biology/evolution/water related).

The example I was given was "you know-like a bike to power something."
My concern with that is it's very popular and everyone else has done it
so I'm not sure how "wow" that is.   Anyone ever tried some sort of
electronic pad where people jump up and down to generate electricity?
I was also wondering about "energy vampires".  Our local power company
(who would help fund this) has a large campaign on reducing energy
vampires in the home.  Does anyone know a good resource for how much
energy different appliances that are plugged in use-and how much human
powered energy would be equivalent?

Any other ideas?  I did look through the archives of this community and
got a few.
THANKS



Ms. Timshel Purdum
Senior Manager of Education
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-405-5071
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