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For Teachers & Students

Every student should know how to use energy safely and responsibly. Explore ways to make energy lessons easy, effective and fun.

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  • Energy to Learn

    Looking for new ideas to engage your kids in learning at home while also finding ways to reduce energy costs at the same time? Look no further!

    BGE's Energy to Learn series includes downloadable educational activities for your children in grades K – 5. All you'll need is a printer, a clear space to work, crayons, markers or colored pencils – and a child with the energy to learn more about natural gas and electric safety as well as energy efficiency.

    Energy to Learn activity benefits:
    • Important safety information that could save a life
    • STEM-based learning
    • Creative coloring exercises
    • Matching style games and brain teasers
    • Spelling and vocabulary
    • Fun facts and trivia about energy
    • Energy efficiency skills to save energy and the environment


  • Energizing Student Potential

    STEM activities available at no-cost for grades 3-8! Perfect for in-classroom or afterschool programs.

    ​The Energizing Student Potential Program is "STEM project-based," combining classroom activities with a school energy audit by students, a student-run energy fair and an energy-focused STEM challenge as well as numerous opportunities for energy speakers, career connections and expanded STEM resources for the classroom.   Students learn about all energy sources, electricity generation, climate science, energy efficiency and energy careers and share their knowledge with others. 

     

    BGE and the Exelon Foundation, in partnership with the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project, offer local schools the Energizing Student Potential (ESP), a STEM-focused energy program for grades 3 – 8. This program brings together standards-based curriculum for use by educators and afterschool program leaders throughout the BGE service area.  The program is also perfect for youth advocacy organizations with afterschool or weekend programs for youth. 

     

    Energizing Student Potential is a collaborative educational initiative designed to empower students to explore opportunities in STEM fields and help them discover their own path to innovation through a variety of classroom subjects. ESP is designed to help educators bring energy into the school and to provide all the tools and resources necessary for students and educators to learn together, explore energy together, and teach their local communities about energy while learning about energy careers as well.  Teacher Training Workshops on a variety of energy topics – including the Science of Energy, Forms and Transformations, Energy Sources, Electricity, Transportation, Climate Science, Energy Efficiency and Energy Careers. 

    • Teacher selected kits and classroom curriculum valued at $1,000.  
    • Mini-grants of up to $400 available via application to support additional ESP supplies or resources for the classroom.
    • An ESP Energy Fair kit for students to create an Energy Fair to share their knowledge with each other and the local community.  
    • Resources for direct to student content – YouTube and Instagram Live sessions that connect to an ESP content area – electricity, solar, wind, efficiency, nuclear, as well as links to energy videos, virtual tours and more. 
    • Student Energy Team Trainings for small group of students (clubs) with NEED's Certified Energy Manager and other staff on managing energy use in the school (and in the home) Topics can include general energy, energy efficiency, engineering, and more.  
    • Opportunities to request Exelon volunteers to chat with students to learn more about energy careers.  
    • Exelon-wide Energy Innovation Challenge for students to "opt in" for participation within a class or individually.  ESP will host 4 training and enrichment sessions for students with a final project submission and showcase.

    For more information or to sign up email info@need.org. 


  • Safety Education Programs

    At BGE, maintaining a safe and reliable electric and natural gas system and educating our customers about living and working safely around electric wires and natural gas is our first priority.

    The  BGE Wires Down Video Challenge is an annual contest offered every spring and is open to all public and private elementary schools in BGE's electric service area.
    • As part of the contest, schools are asked to create their own versions of BGE's iconic "Wires Down" TV commercial for the chance to win up to $10,000 to use for a school enrichment project. The original Wires Down commercial and jingle with its "do not, do not, do not touch" refrain taught kids to never go near a downed wire and instead to call BGE for assistance.

    The contest features top awards of $10,000, $5,000, three $3,000 awards and up to nine $1,000 awards for the top video from each participating county.

    The Adventures of Captain Mercaptan®, a BGE Natural Gas Safety Hero Challenge is an annual contest offered every fall and is open to all public and private elementary schools in BGE's service area.

    • The contest challenges students to submit a three-panel comic strip illustrating a natural gas safety message featuring Captain Mercaptan, BGE's fictional natural gas safety superhero.
    • The contest awards a total of $35,000 to eligible schools at various grade levels.

     

    Visit BGE's Safety Central for contest deadlines, entry kit and rules and to see submissions from past winners.

  • An Energy Saving Adventure Awaits!

    BGE is partnering with local libraries to spread the word about energy efficiency! Join Lumi℠, your virtual energy coach, on an energy saving adventure and learn easy energy savings habits!

    BGE’s Energy Savings Adventures feature a variety of events and programs to encourage participants of all ages to explore, learn, create and connect through books, programs and activities. BGE has created a few downloadable activities for children to complete to learn about fun ways to help save energy! Lumi℠, your virtual energy coach, will be there every step of the way on your energy saving adventure.
     
    Visit BGE's Safety Central for more information on how to register and to download the energy savings learning materials

  • Digital Classroom 2.0

    BGE sponsors virtual learning robots, through the Digital Classroom 2.0 program.

    Through the program and the guidance of the county school system’s Home and Hospital Teaching team, a virtual learning robot can be offered to a student who is expected to be out of school for at least two months or who is going to be out of school several times each week due to a medical condition or treatment. Grant funding is available for one virtual learning robot per county within BGE’s service area. Interested education foundation representatives should visit BGE.com/Giving to apply.

  • Classroom Resources

    BGE provides tools and resources to help educators in our service area teach children about energy conservation and safety.

    BGE provides tools and resources to help educators in our service area teach children about energy conservation and safety. BGE offers teachers and students various age-appropriate educational booklets and newsletters in the areas of energy efficiency, natural gas and electricity. The materials meet state and national educational standards for science, health and safety, including the Maryland State STEM Standards of Practice.

     

    Classroom resources can be found at http://energysafekids.org/bge/. The website contains the latest information presented through interactive online technologies with portals specifically for teachers, students and parents. Educational benefits include:

    • Downloadable teacher guides, worksheets and pre-post tests for each booklet
    • Interactive games and videos for students to learn
    • Puzzles and activities that teach energy concepts both in and outsides the classroom

     

  • Smart Energy Academy

    BGE's Smart Energy Academy partners with elementary schools to provide fun interactive lessons on electricity and hands-on learning kits that power students to be super energy savers! Lumi, BGE’s virtual energy coach, guides students along the way.

    The energy efficiency education easily integrates into existing teaching curriculum because BGE's Smart Energy Academy offers teachers STEM-focused kits with program content and lesson plans that meet Maryland State Learning Standards. At no additional cost, students within our service territory in grade 5 will receive a learning kit full of energy efficiency materials to use at home, an activities workbook, fun questionnaires, and more. Students can inspire their families to adopt new energy-saving and money-saving habits at home.

    Visit BGE's Smart Energy Academy for more information on how to receive kits for your students.


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