The Electric Bill Project:An Elementary School Introduction to Energy

An electric bill can be used as the focal point for introducing the concept of energy at the elementary school level. A student's home energy bill can be used to discuss concepts in math, science, research and public speaking.
Ask each student to bring in their family's SDG&E energy bill. Discuss that the bill consists of a charge both for natural gas - typically used for the energy to heat your home, hot water, range and oven - and electricity - used for anything that plugs into a wall socket. I would suggest focusing on just the electric portion of the bill.

• The Electric Bill Project
• Web Sites

This unit was developed by Dr. Lawrence D. Woolf