Additional class about the importance of energy efficiency in “15 april” elementary school
Regular classes in elementary school, “15 April” in Kakanj interrupted the sudden visit of the super hero, Beepster, who came from another planet to convey an important message to students. “Your planet Earth is in great danger,” Beepster warned them.
He explained to students, through an educational – entertaining workshop, that burning of fossil fuels does produce energy but that it also produces carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. That gas enables the atmosphere to retain a part of the solar radiation and heat, thus preventing cooling of the Earth and radiation of heat into the space. At the same time, high consumption of fossil fuels everyday creates excessive amounts of this gas. This leads to global warming, which significantly affects the Earth’s climate.
This superhero also presented an animated movie to the students, that is dedicated to causes and consequences of climate changes on Earth.
“You do not want to floods, droughts and world without forests” – said Beepster and shared tips for smarter use of energy to save Earth together. “Do not let the water run while you brush your teeth. Use energy saving light bulbs, and plant a tree. With your behavior you can become heroes and change the world. “
Only through education and concrete examples, children creates awareness in order to be more responsible towards the environment and the community. Therefore, Beepster introduced them Beepomat, device which teaches them energy efficient behavior, also he met them with a thermovision camera which shows how much energy is lost when the devices are plugged into electricity during standby mode.
This type workshops are held in cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina, within the World Bank’s “Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project” (BEEP) project, in elementary schools that have been renewed or are in the rebuild phase.