{"id":30391,"date":"2015-08-08T11:46:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T09:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinconeducativo.org\/recursos-educativos\/ejemplo-de-ecoauditoria-de-energia\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T14:30:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:30:02","slug":"example-energy-audit","status":"publish","type":"re_recurso","link":"https:\/\/rinconeducativo.org\/en\/recursos-educativos\/example-energy-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Example of an energy audit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>General objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Establish rules of general behaviour among pupils regarding energy saving, and using energy rationally. Identify local energy sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To know the different types of renewable and non-renewable energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know some of the repercussions of conventional energy on the environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calculate energy consumption and expenditure through electricity bills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switch off electrical appliances when not in use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use automatic shut-off switches on photocopiers and other appliances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adopt rules of behavior that favour the maintenance of the right temperature in classrooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyse and propose new energy-saving rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install thermostats to regulate room temperature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace incandescent lamps with low-energy lamps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adopt appropriate recycling measures when changing incandescent and fluorescent lamps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measure and publicise the energy savings derived from better use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concept of energy source.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Types and classification of energy sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production and consumption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portable energy: batteries and their ecological use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Differentiation between types of light bulbs, according to their consumption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repercussions of excessive electricity consumption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative energy sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Counting and classifying everyday appliances according to the type of energy they use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renewable and non-renewable energies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electricity bills, their sections, consumption, and other variables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin with, a survey, which should be adapted to the different levels by each tutor, on the subject of energy, intending to gather our students' previous knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The questions to be asked in the survey could be the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you think about whether you need the light before you turn it on?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you enter a classroom and you see the light on unnecessarily, do you turn it off?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you leave the classroom, do you turn off the lights?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When it is cold and you see an open door or window, do you close it?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you notice excessive heating, do you tell the teacher?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think that the number of days the heating is turned on during the school year is adequate?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which energy source do you consider the most polluting when used for heating?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ______________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which energy sources do you think contribute the most to the greenhouse effect?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;__________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is there a radiator control valve?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is there isolation in the centre?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will the windows close tightly?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the boiler in the centre give off smoke when lit?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think there is a need for an information campaign on energy issues in the school?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you concerned about energy savings in the center?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the orientation of blackboards in classrooms appropriate?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you consider the color of the walls important for energy savings?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is maximum use made of solar radiation?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the heating come on depending on the temperature?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim is to collect prior knowledge. The points covered in the survey are commented on and discussed in class, so that prior knowledge is collected on a mural so that, at the end of the study of the subject, the newly acquired knowledge can be taken up and analyzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Auditable energy aspects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Counting lamps and fluorescent tubes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know the total and partial consumptions, by dependencies, of the different lighting mechanisms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze an electricity bill and distinguish between the different elements that make it up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know the value of the energy consumed and the taxes applied.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To learn about the consumption of the different electrical appliances that exist in every one of the school's rooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To work on energy measurement units, carrying out activities to establish equivalences between them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigate all the aspects necessary for carrying out the audit at the electricity supply company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To make proposals for the improvement of the electrical part of the center. Propose initiatives and suggestions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draw up an energy-saving decalogue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish the energy standards that we must all comply with in order to save energy at the school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of energy-saving mechanisms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Count the amount of used batteries collected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Younger children can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Count the fluorescent tubes in each of the school's rooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install collection containers for used batteries where agreed. Carry out different experiments with energy:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make a spiral out of cardboard, which they will decorate and cut out and which will rotate when a heat source is applied underneath it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With cardboard and a toothpick, make a pinwheel that moves propelled by steam produced by boiling water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The older ones will look at more complicated aspects such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consumption of electrical appliances:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrical appliances or computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other appliances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Study the boiler: operation, type of fuel\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making a wall of solar panels of 0.5 V. each, to operate various electrical mechanisms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Control the timetable for switching on the centre's lighting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Types of lamps: incandescent, fluorescent\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the energy supply company to find out about: bills, prices, consumption\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumption and value in euros of energy consumed and taxes applied.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantifiable aspects of the electricity bill.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analysis of the different variables in an electricity bill.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Differentiation between renewable and non-renewable energies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analysis of the insulation used in the construction of the building. Analysing areas of the school where the greatest energy consumption is made in lighting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyse the possibility of placing timers in different rooms and the economic cost that such a change would produce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyse the possibility of installing light sensors in different rooms and the cost of installing them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare murals on:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Renewable and non-renewable energies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative energies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pollution is caused by the use of different types of energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy saving decalogue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detailed analysis of an electricity bill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internet research activities on recent discoveries and research into new types of energy and their applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Example of an energy audit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1088,"featured_media":10020,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[7566],"edad":[7161],"recursos_tipo":[7203],"recursos_tema":[7198,7199],"clasificacion_anterior":[],"class_list":["post-30391","re_recurso","type-re_recurso","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energia-en","edad-06-12-years-old","recursos_tipo-practical-activities","recursos_tema-environment","recursos_tema-saving-recycling"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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