Satori Elementary School

Galveston, TX

Project Title: Energy Satori

Project Adviser: Nina Corley

Our project was to learn about the sources and forms of energy. How energy has been used in the past and present and about conservation and recycling. So that we could learn how to help make a better future and share the information we have learned. We did this by doing experiments and reading and learning about energy with NEED curriculum. We learned about energy use in the past from senior citizens, Australian pen pals, people from the Japanese consulate, the Water Wise lady, research we have done, the people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration turtle facility. We have done energy and water audits of our homes and school and tried to replace energy hogs with more efficient means. We have learned about gardening from senior citizens and helped to grow baby trees to be planted on our island to replace those taken by the hurricane. We also grow food for our class iguana. We have taken the information we have learned and shared it with the other students at our school, pen pals in other countries, done demonstrations at open house, and shared information with the media.

The Mayor of Galveston recognized the students from Satori for their winning project.