E.On has launched a new online hub and competition to help develop children’s interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects and to help their parents and teachers support them in understanding key energy topics.
The Energise Anythung hub and #MyEnergyHack competition have been designed by E.On to spark young people’s interest iThe hands-on experiments detailed on the website can be carried out at home and E.On hopes they may inspire an ingenious idea for using, creating, saving or celebrating energy, which can then be submitted into the #MyEnergyHack competition.
The competition is open to schools as well as individuals, and all that is required to enter is a photo and a seven-word description of the energy hack posted on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MyEnergyHack. Entries will be judged for their creativity and innovation.
Suzanne Doxey, E.On’s Community Relations Manager, said: “Earlier this year we did some research with parents of children aged five to sixteen years and found that 83% of them feel the STEM subjects are important or very important to their children¹s development. However, half of these parents are more likely to feel out of their depth or completely helpless (56%) than confident (28%) in their ability to help with homework. We launched our Energise Anything! resources in part to provide parents with the means to explore some of the STEM topics with their children in a fun and light hearted way.”
The closing date for the #MyEnergyHack competition is 20th January 2017 and full details plus terms and conditions can be found on the Energise Anything! hub at eonenergy.com/energiseanything
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