This Scavenger Hunt (see below) is a great way to
have children actively learn about energy efficiency while having Hanukkah fun.
It can be implemented two different ways:
*Important Preparation: Before the activity, make sure you read through and fill out the sheet yourself. Some of the questions ask for specific facts about your building, so you’ll need to know whether or not the kids have the correct answers.
For a Youth Group
Meeting or Other Small Group:
Depending on the size of your group, you may want to split the kids into a few teams to compete against each other. Try to equally distribute the active vs. passive children, to help encourage involvement. Make sure an adult accompanies each group of children while they go around the building. In addition to being there for supervision, s/he will need to verify that the kids complete some of the actions or activities, and ensure that everyone is participating. Finally, let your building supervisor know about the game ahead of time. (S/he may ask you to omit the thermostat question, etc.)
You can either time the scavenger hunt or make it a race to see who can complete it first. If there are a number of groups, it might be helpful to have everyone write down what time they completed each activity. (For example, the thermostat might be at a different temperature than you originally measured it right after another group lowers it a degree. If you see that two groups were there at different times, then disparaging answers can still be correct.) Each question or challenge gains the kids a specified number of points. At the end of the activity, the child or group with the most points wins! (You may want to give out chocolate Hanukkah gelt or toy dreidels as prizes, but no matter who wins, everybody should leave with something.)
*Important Preparation: Before the activity, make sure you read through and fill out the sheet yourself. Some of the questions ask for specific facts about your building, so you’ll need to know whether or not the kids have the correct answers.
For a Youth Group
Meeting or Other Small Group: Depending on the size of your group, you may want to split the kids into a few teams to compete against each other. Try to equally distribute the active vs. passive children, to help encourage involvement. Make sure an adult accompanies each group of children while they go around the building. In addition to being there for supervision, s/he will need to verify that the kids complete some of the actions or activities, and ensure that everyone is participating. Finally, let your building supervisor know about the game ahead of time. (S/he may ask you to omit the thermostat question, etc.)
You can either time the scavenger hunt or make it a race to see who can complete it first. If there are a number of groups, it might be helpful to have everyone write down what time they completed each activity. (For example, the thermostat might be at a different temperature than you originally measured it right after another group lowers it a degree. If you see that two groups were there at different times, then disparaging answers can still be correct.) Each question or challenge gains the kids a specified number of points. At the end of the activity, the child or group with the most points wins! (You may want to give out chocolate Hanukkah gelt or toy dreidels as prizes, but no matter who wins, everybody should leave with something.)
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