Using Less Energy The sun is shining It’s a hot day A girl turns on a fan It keeps her cool And it uses much less energy than an air conditioner The girl opens the washing machine She removes the clothes Using a fan costs much less money than using an air conditioner 5 Chapter 1
But she does not put them in the dryer Instead she takes them outside She hangs them on a line In a few hours the clothes are dry Many devices use energy even when they’re not turned on So the girl and her mother buy a power strip They plug their computer Did You Know Some people hang solar lights outside to decorate their homes Solar lights get their energy from the sun 6
A power strip can power several devices from one outlet and TV into it They turn off the power strip at night That way their devices will not use energy Using less energy saves money It is also good for the planet 7
