The Centre of Excellence for Energy is happy to announce the 3rd annual Energy Efficient Gingerbread House Challenge Live Online Event for K-5 classes. For this event, successful registrations will receive a class kit of gingerbread houses and accompanying materials for students to be led in an activity to build an energy efficient gingerbread house! This year we will be collaborating with the Centre of Excellence for Language Learning to offer session in French. There will be a total of four sessions: a K-2 session offered in English, a K-2 session offered in French, a 3-5 session offered in English, and a 3-5 session offered in French.
To learn more and register for this event
K-2 Learning Resouces:
Click here for Link to the Learning Activity and Printables (French Resources to be added)
Young learners will build houses to endure the New Brunswick winter to help out a furry, forest friend. In addition to their designs, learners will explore energy-efficient products to add to their creation. A special North Pole guest will also be on hand to read the story, “The Gingerbread Mouse”, for all participants. Only 20 class kits available! To register for this event and receive all materials needed to participate click the link below.
Holistic Curriculum Connection: Explore Your World – Strand: Play and Playfulness – Big Idea: Imagination and Creativity – Skill Descriptor: Invent approaches to practical problems.
3-5 Learning Resources
Click here for Link to the Learning Activity and Printables (French Resources to be added)
Elementary learners will be challenged to build a sturdy gingerbread house, adding energy-efficient products to their design to gain points for their building team! An expert from the energy field will be joining us to offer insight into the importance of saving energy! Only 40 class kits available! To register for this event and receive all materials needed to participate click the link below.
Holistic Curriculum Connection: Personal Wellness– Strand: Career Connected Learning– Big Idea: Experiencing Potential Career Pathways – Skill Descriptor: Engage in frequent and ongoing career connected experiential learning to learn about preferred career pathways and develop personal competencies. As well as: 3-5 Science Concepts of Sustainability & Stewardship.
Dates and times for the event are as follows:
English K-2 Live Online Event – Dec. 17th, 9:00 AM – 20 class kits available
English 3-5 Live Online Event – Dec. 17th, 10:30 AM – 40 class kits available
French K-2 Live Online Event – Dec 18th, 9:00 AM – 20 class kits available
French 3-5 Live Online Event – Dec 18th, 10:30 AM – 40 class kits available
IMPORTANT!!!!!! Class Kits are limited, but spaces are not! We only have the resources to support 120 classes total. After which classes are invited to join the event but schools will have to procure their own class kits. Class kits will be distributed to classes who register, with equitable distribution across schools and districts. Only register one class per registration, DO NOT register multiple classes.
You can use the following shopping list to create your own class kits based on materials available from your local retailer.
The shopping list is based on a class size of 20 with students in groups of four. this can be stretched to have students working in groups of five. The total cost should not exceed $150 / class
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Item: |
Quantity: |
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Gingerbread Home Decorating Kit (Great Value Walmart Brand) |
5 |
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Pull and Peel Licorice |
1 |
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4 pack chocolate bars (with squares) |
1 |
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Large bag of mini marshmallows |
1 |
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Sunrype Fruit To Go fruit strips |
1 box (or 12 individuals pkgs.) |
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Wafer cookies |
1 |
