An Energy-Saving Adventure

“It’s a sunny day,” said Elena, “I guess we really don’t need all these lights on.” “We’re not using the radio, TV, and DVD player,” said Jared. “We could turn them off.” “You can put the computer to sleep if you’re going to need it later, or turn it off if you’re finished using it,” Ray said. He showed them how. “That’s cool!” said Jared. “Speaking of cool,” said Jenna, “leaving the fridge door open while you eat is totally UNcool. It lets all the cold air out. Then the fridge has to use energy to cool down again.” “You know what else is uncool?” asked Ray. “Keeping the heat up so high.” “Hey, I’m not a polar bear!” said Jenna. “I don’t have fur to keep me warm!” “No,” said Jared, “but if we leave our sweatshirts on and keep the door closed, we could turn the heat down. That would save a lot of energy.” If your parents plug all your computer equipment into a power strip, you can turn everything off at once when it won’t be used for an hour or more. (Shut down the computer by itself first.) 5 © 2016 Culver Media, LLC 800-428-5837 Product #38015 Run #5106 October 2016 Printed by Quad/Graphics, Waseca, MN