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Sponsored by:
The State Energy Conservation Office,
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and
The United States Department of Energy.
Watt Watchers of Texas
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Watt Watchers is a free,
state-sponsoredprogram to help schooldistricts save energyand money by getting
students involved.
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World Energy Use
For the past century, global energygrowth marched in lockstep with theeconomic growth. Energy use
increased 400% to accommodate adoubling of world population andquadrupling of Gross World Product.
The world now consumes the equivalent of
175 Million barrels of oil each day.Equal to
85,000 gallonsof gasoline
each second!Source: Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable
Technology
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Schools in Texas spend
over $450 Million everyyear to light, heat, and
cool buildings.
~25% is wasted
Source: State Energy Conservation Office
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Turning out the lights at lunch and after school
Saves $50 per classroom over a 180 school year
If every classroom in Texas participated -- $14 Million saved
The $50 bill Yours to Keep or Yours to Pay!
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Its Simple
Its Easy
Its Effective
Its Fun
It has a big impact
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Free kit
Everything you need
Get started right away
Binders
Lanyards
Name Badges
Pencils
Tickets Patrol check sheets
Agreements
CD-Rom
Program Manual
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Watt Watchersof Texas
Keep recordsTrack your WW program
Start in Stealth Mode
Identify best class
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Watt Watchersof Texas
Use tickets in kit
Design your own
Laminate permanent
Dont forget Thank Yous
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Stealth Watt Watchers
I
f you dont know whereyou started, how willyou know how far you
have come.
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Did you say we would get a prize???.Send this to Watt Watchers And we will send you
Watt Watchers of Texas
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Students get Certificateof Achievement
Zero Hero Awards
Most Improved Award
Sponsors receiveservice award yearly
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Five Year Service Pins
Watt Watchers are dedicated
About 1500 have been awarded
5 year pins
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Watt Watchersof Texas
Newspaper published 3times per year
16-24 pages, 11x17 tabloidFull color
Annual circulation 25,000
Mailed to all sponsors
Photo of CD-ROM,Newpapers,
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Teachers Watt Watchers
Students love Watt Watchers, too
Students learn a valuable lesson to carry throughout life
You will change the world for the better
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Watt Watchers of Texas
K-12 Lesson Plans
Correlated to the Texas
Essential Knowledge andSkills (TEKS) and the Texas
Assessment of Knowledgeand Skills (TAKS)
Broad Subject Range
Math, Science, SocialStudies, Language Arts,Writing etc.
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Traveling Energy ExplorationStations are available forteachers to check out and use intheir classrooms forFREE!
Similar to discovery boxes
Correlated to the TexasEssential Knowledge and Skills(TEKS) and the TexasAssessment of Knowledge and
Skills (TAKS)The stations include a wide
variety of materials that can beused by the teacher or as acenter for the students.
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Upper Elementary and Middleschool students are invited todesign, build and race Junior
Solar Sprint (JSS) cars.The small model cars
powered entirely by solar energyand steered by wires are builtas team efforts guided byteachers.
The students race their cars
against one another.
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Watt Watchers of Texas
An Energy Encounter is a
one day event to provide lotsof information, ideas, andexcitement about energyprojects for students, teachersand administrators.
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Watt Watchers of Texas
The Real Projects is a tool toassist High School Student
Groups in doing real projects withreal results. The handbook has
project ideas that include vendingmachine audits, classroomlighting audits, change a lightcampaign, mentoring a WattWatchers program and much
more.
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The computers in yourschool are wasting energy.
You can help your schoolsave money.
Implement computer monitorpower management.
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Watt Watchers wants you to takeaction and start Talking Trash at yourschool! Too much paper is put into
the trash can it should be placed ina recycling bin that is emptied
regularly.
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Watt Watchers of Texas
Enrolled programs
High Schools
Middle Schools & Junior Highs
Elementary
Every School Can Be aWatt Watchers School!
Who does the programat your school?
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Photo of phone/fax, CD-ROM, Newpapers,website image
Check out our Website
All program materials
Get our e-Mail Updates
wattwatchers.org
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Watt Watchers of Texas
1-888-US WATTS