This is a presentation with a purpose of educating school kids (7th grade) about the importance of energy efficiency and also connecting energy usage with the larger picture that is Earth. This is a first of a series of presentations I am doing at Vidyavardhaka school in Mysore. Before the presentation, the students were already aware of the concepts of electricity generation, transmission etc. After the presentation, the kids were able to say that a proportionate amount of coal was burnt every time they wasted electricity. To summarize, I quote one student who said at the end of the presentation, "Sir, why can't they replace the bulbs (incandescant) in Mysore palace with CFLs? That would save a lot of coal from being burnt and prevent a lot of pollution".

1. Energy efficiency -Ashwin Upadhyaya

2. What is Energy? Lifting an apple from the ground requires energy

3. What are the forms of energy? Mechanical Electrical Energy Gravitational

4. What is electricity? It is the same way a dynamo light switches on in a bicycle How does a bulb glow when you switch it on?

5. What is electricity How does a bulb glow when you switch it on? Huge turbines rotate at power stations to create electricity

6. How does electricity travel to your house?

7. In what ways do we generate electricity? Coal Hydro Wind

8. What happens when we waste electricity? When you leave a bulb on for 1 hour, you are responsible for burning approximately 30-40 gms of coal at the power plant

10. How do we save electricity? Fridge insulation Defrost regularly Keep the back surface clean Solar Water heater Switch off lights always X √ Use CFLs, not incandescent bulbs Remove mobile phones & adapters when not charging

11. Planting trees to save energy

12. Saving other forms of energy Inform corporation if a street light glows all day Save water Fill vehicle tyres with air at least once every month, save fuel Walk where it is possible, Save fuel Send letters to government to use energy efficient lights