Most of us haven't spent much time thinking about electricity, except on those occasions when we lose it. And in some parts of the United States, power cuts are becoming increasingly common! We shuffle in the dark, grumbling about the inconvenience until it miraculously reappears. Then we immediately go back to our television watching, our computing, and our laundry and forget all about this very important resource.

Through this project, students monitor electricity use in their school, compare this data with other schools, develop and implement a conservation plan, and try to significantly curtail electricity use and spending.