Read through the article
(below) ‘Warm magazine 2012’ and answer the following questions in full
sentences or dot-points. Please try to put your answers in your own
words so that I know you have understood the article.
1. What type of light globes should you use at home to save electricity costs?
• Fluorescent, although they are more expensive up-front than incandescent ones, they offer 7,500 more life hours and are up to 6 times more efficient.
• Fluorescent, although they are more expensive up-front than incandescent ones, they offer 7,500 more life hours and are up to 6 times more efficient.
2. Name 5 Winter Savings.
• Electricity: switch off lights when you are not in the room and do not need them on.
• Electricity/Gas: turn down heaters. Resist the urge to turn them on and put on a jumper/tracksuit instead.
• Electricity/Gas: cooking. Always cook with lids on pots and pans.
• Electricity: dry your clothes inside on a clothes-horse or on a made line in a garage. If you must use a clothes dryer, only use it with a full load and remove the clothes as soon as they are dry.
• Electricity: keep your house warm and use less heating by shutting the curtains and/or blinds. Use a good set of curtains with proper backing to save on energy costs.
• Electricity: switch off lights when you are not in the room and do not need them on.
• Electricity/Gas: turn down heaters. Resist the urge to turn them on and put on a jumper/tracksuit instead.
• Electricity/Gas: cooking. Always cook with lids on pots and pans.
• Electricity: dry your clothes inside on a clothes-horse or on a made line in a garage. If you must use a clothes dryer, only use it with a full load and remove the clothes as soon as they are dry.
• Electricity: keep your house warm and use less heating by shutting the curtains and/or blinds. Use a good set of curtains with proper backing to save on energy costs.
3. Name 5 Summer savings.
• Electricity: use ceiling and pedestal fans for cooling a room. They are the cheapest to run and by opening a window and using portable or ceiling fans you can reduce the use of your air conditioner.
• Electricity: if you have to use the air conditioner, set it
to recirculate cool air instead of pulling warmer air in from outside.
• Electricity: Don’t set your fridge colder than is needed, and make sure the door seals are in good condition.
• Electricity: Another way to keep your house cool and not turn on the air conditioner is to close your curtains and/or blinds to keep out the heat. This will cool your house up to 10%.
• Electricity: Set your thermostat on your air conditioner to 23-26°c. Changing your thermostat will increase costs.
• Electricity: use ceiling and pedestal fans for cooling a room. They are the cheapest to run and by opening a window and using portable or ceiling fans you can reduce the use of your air conditioner.
• Electricity: if you have to use the air conditioner, set it
to recirculate cool air instead of pulling warmer air in from outside.
• Electricity: Don’t set your fridge colder than is needed, and make sure the door seals are in good condition.
• Electricity: Another way to keep your house cool and not turn on the air conditioner is to close your curtains and/or blinds to keep out the heat. This will cool your house up to 10%.
• Electricity: Set your thermostat on your air conditioner to 23-26°c. Changing your thermostat will increase costs.
4. What is one way to save water?
• Install an energy efficient showerhead and keep shower time down to a minimum.
• Install an energy efficient showerhead and keep shower time down to a minimum.
5. Using the Energy
Saving tips provided on page 10 (page 3), produce an A3 poster targeting
primary school age children to use energy wisely. Use all energy saving
tips on this page in your poster. Export to PDF.
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