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How Much Does it Cost to Light Your School? Lesson PlanHow Much Does it Cost to Light Your School? Lesson Plan
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How Much Does it Cost to Light Your School?

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Learners compute the cost of electricity used to light their classroom and their school for various lengths of time. They compute the amount of coal needed to produce the electricity used for one hour of light in their classroom. An interesting lesson that covers an important real-life topic.

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energy costs, utility costs, math
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Year
2003

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