FAQ: Students
What does my family need to do?
- Your family will help you install the items in your kit and complete the homework you receive.
- They can also remind you to return your completed Take-Home Workbook.
May I get another kit?
- Sorry, one one kit is available for each student.
Who pays for the program?
- The program is sponsored by your utility or water provider.
- AM Conservation implements the program on behalf of your utility or water provider.
- The program is provided at no cost to your family, your school, or the school district.
What is AM Conservation?
- AM Conservation is a company that develops award-winning educational programs for utility partners nationwide.
- The programs are designed to teach students easy ways to use energy and water more efficiently in their homes.
- Over the last 20 years, hundreds of thousands of families from across the country have participated in the GetWise portfolio of programs, yielding tremendous energy and water savings.
- Program content supports state educational standards, so eligible schools can provide this fun-filled enrichment program while meeting educational benchmarks.
Why is my school participating in the program?
- Your teacher has elected to participate in the program.
- The program will help you learn to be energy and water wise!
- This can help you and your family know how and when to use energy and water better, so you can begin to save.
How does the program work?
- The program was developed by AM Conservation to make learning about energy fun.
- You will learn about:
- Renewable and nonrenewable resources.
- The various forms of energy and water.
- How your habits affect the electricity and water that gets delivered.
- How to conserve at home.
Why should my family participate in the program?
- When your family uses energy and water wisely at home, you save resources and lessen your impact on the environment.
- Also, your family can save money on their utility bill by installing the items from the kit.
What do I do if an LED bulb breaks?
- Recycling your LED bulbs is one way to dispose of them.
- Call your local government or waste management company to learn the recycling policy in your area.
How long does the program take to implement?
- The program is designed to incorporate into your existing curriculum, so your timeline will vary.
- You can spend as little as one class/subject session and as much as a month or longer; it's up to you.
What materials do I return?
- Students' completed surveys as well as the Teacher Program Evaluation, which can be found in your Teacher Materials Folder.
- Thank-you notes from students and parents, and Program-endorsement letters are also appreciated.
- A self-addressed postage-paid Tyvek envelope has been provided in the Teacher Materials Folder for you to return these items.
What are the participation requirements?
- Participation requirements are minimal.
- All we ask for your participation in the program is that your students complete a short student survey.
- The student survey contains a pre-program and post-program quiz.
- Survey responses help gauge the knowledge gained by each student during the program.
- If your students take a pledge to be energy efficient and return their student survey forms, each student will receive a certificate of achievement!
- A self-addressed postage-paid return envelope is provided in your Teacher Materials folder, so that you may return your students' completed surveys.
What do I do if an LED bulb breaks?
- Recycling your LED bulbs is one way to dispose of them.
- Call your local government or waste management company to learn the recycling policy in your area.