America’s Home Energy Education Challenge

About the Challenge

America’s Home Energy Education Challenge is designed to teach students and families about energy, its use, and the link between saving energy and money. There are two parts of the program.

The two parts of the program allow all students to gain knowledge of energy and awareness of energy use and then learn about energy saving methods.

America’s Home Energy Education Challenge is designed to:

1. Educate students across the United States in grades 3-8 about energy and the benefits of energy efficiency
2. Teach students to recognize that lowering their home energy use saves money
3. Engage students and their families in a save energy, save money initiative. 

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and administered by the National Science Teachers Association, America’s Home Energy Education Challenge aims to enhance and extend existing energy-focused programs, provide specific home energy-saving tips, and make materials that support the learning of science and energy available to schools. 

Winning Schools for the 2011 Competition are:

National Winner of Home Energy Challenge West North Central: Ekalaka Public School Carter County, MT $10,000 prize money