Flick the Switch Wednesday Activities

On the 24th of March, our school invited the eko skola members of the Kalkara school to join us in our Flick the Switch Week Activities. The school yard was divided into 6 stations. Each station had an activity which had to do with an energy saving theme. The children were allotted 15 minutes for each station and after each activity the children were given a flashcard with one word. Their aim was to collect the six flashcards so that in the end they would be able to forma a sentence pertaining to the Energy theme.

Station 1 - Word Search on Alternative Fuels

Students (ages 7-11) were gathered under the school gazebo in the sunshine to find words hidden in a word search about alternative fuels and colour a picture depicting alternative use of Energy. The students together with the parents who were supervising this station held a short discussion about which of these fuels they knew about and whether they would be viable alternatives to fossil fuels. This activity was planned by the Head of school and Ms Stellini. Click on the icon below to take a peak at what the students had to colour on one side of the handout.

And on the other side they had a word search entitled - Alternative Energy.


Station 2: Walking is Fun

This activity was aimed at encouraging walking as an alternative means of transport that has minimal pollution and energy waste. All the students between the ages 7 to 11 participating had a walking race around a short circuit in the school to demonstrate that walking can be fast and efficient and does not require lots of use of energy. Following the race, the students commented that they were not tired as opposed to running and so walking can be used to cover even long distances. This activity involved the PE teacher and two other teachers from the Sports Promotion Unit (KMS). This activity will be publicized in school publications and events.

Station 3: Non/Renewable Energy Sources

Similarly to activity 2 above, students (ages 7-11) were gathered in school gazebo. They were asked to classify sources of energy written down on large flash cards into renewable or non renewable. This activity was prepared by Head of school and conducted by the parents. A discussion followed this activity. Incidentally, this activity forms part of the Social Studies curriculum.

Station 4: Recycle what?

For this activity students (ages 7-11) had to classify different pieces of waste into the correct category for recycling. Students did this activity very quickly. A discussion ensued pointing out that with efficient recycling a lot of energy is saved. This was planned by Ms Stellini and Ms Camilleri Lagana’ conducted it. It forms part of the Social Studies curriculum.

Station 5: Every drop counts

For this activity students (aged 7-11) were asked to carry a small amount of water around a short course around the school yard without spilling. This symbolized that water is a precious resource that uses up a lot of energy to be produced especially in countries like Malta. Mr S Borg, the Scouts leader took charge of this activity. This topic also falls under the Social Studies curriculum.

Station 6: Recycling Paper

Paper recycling is a simple process that can be done at home. This activity was a pupil aided demonstration about how paper recycling can be carried out. Students (aged 7-11) could see how the process is carried out and help to do it themselves. This activity was organized with the help of Mr J Gatt and Ms A Gauci from the Ekoskola committee.

The younger classes were also involved in this activity. A colouring book on the Switch activity was distributed to the younger students (age 6-7) and they were asked to colour the pages in it and to reflect on the drawings they were colouring. The kindergarten kids watched a group of older kids playing the Snakes and Ladders game. This was a game about energy conservation modeled on snakes and ladders provided by Ekoskola. It was displayed in the school yard and students took turns at playing it while learning about energy conservation.