This Event is Now Full
The Centre of Excellence for Energy is pleased to announce the fifth annual Energy-Efficient Gingerbread Building House Challenge, a live online event for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5.
Through a fun, interactive, and hands-on activity, students will explore how homes can be made more energy efficient. Members of the NB Power Energy Efficiency team will introduce practical ways to conserve energy, reduce energy use, and help protect the environment.
Participating classes will receive a kit containing gingerbread houses and accompanying materials. During the live session, students will be guided through the process of designing and building their own energy-efficient gingerbread houses alongside their classmates.
This year, in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Language Learning, sessions will be available in both English and French:
- Kindergarten–Grade 2 in English
- Grades 1–2 in French
- Grades 3–5 in English
- Grades 3–5 in French
Space and class kits are limited, so teachers are encouraged to register early.
Event Times:
English Sessions
Tuesday, December 15th – K-2 Event: 9:00 am to 10:15 am
Tuesday, December 15th – 3-5 Event: 10:30 am to 11:45 am
French Sessions
Wednesday, December 16th – 1-2 Event: 9:00 am to 10:15 am
Wednesday, December 16th – 3-5 Event: 10:30 am to 11:45 am
This event is very popular and as a result we have doubled the amount of class kits available. There is a total of 315 kits being sent out across all four sessions. Kits are limited, but spaces are not!
Click here to register
Curricular Connections for 3-5
English Language Arts
- Strand: Interactions – Big Idea: Expression – Skill Descriptor: Select and present content to communicate facts, ideas, and opinions to peers and teachers.
- Strand: Reading – Big Idea: Reading Comprehension – Skill Descriptor: Respond personally to presentations, oral stories and a variety of multi-modal text.
Mathematics
- Strand: Shape & Space – Big Idea: 3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes
Science
- Strand: Learning & Living Sustainably – Big Idea: Responsible and Sustainable Application – Skill Descriptor: Apply scientific knowledge and an understanding of sustainable practices responsibly with respect to the natural world.
Curriculum Connections for K-2
English Language Arts
- Strand: Reading – Big Idea: Reading Comprehension – Skill Descriptor: Construct meaning from oral stories, read-alouds, and text.
Mathematics
- Strand: Number – Big Idea: Number Sense
Explore Your World
- Strand: Play and Playfulness – Big Idea: Exploration and Problem Solving – Skill Descriptors: Invent approaches to practical problems.
- Strand: Diversity and Social Responsibility – Big Idea: Sustainable Features
