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Energy Quest

Organisation
California Energy Commission California Energy Commission, Media and Public Communications Office,
1516 Ninth Street, MS-29, Sacramento, CA 95814-5504, USA.
Ph: +1 916-654-4989
Fax:+1 916-654-4420
mediaoffice@energy.state.ca.us
Age group
 8-14 years old
Topic
Energy
Goal
To become conscious of the need of energy for our activities within society and know how to use them in a better way: saving energy, using renewables…in order to achieve the sustainable development.
Resources

 

Games, easy-to-read text, images, graphs, links.

Task
 Go through the website, read the texts, play the games!!
Description and Evaluation
 “Energy Quest” is a interactive website where kids can learn a lot about “ the energy’s history”, why it is important and how you can use it in a proper way:
- By clicking on the different pictures and images, which appear at the home site, one discovers how to save energy, the life of super scientists, transportation energy, weekly energy news, and so on.
- By using games (puzzles, jokes, puns, scrambles, etc.) and easy-to-read texts, kids can learn many things about renewable energy and energy in general. It also provides a lot of useful links.
It is definitely a website that deserves your visit!