The Energy Detectives

One evening, Noor and her brother Sami found Mum frowning at a piece of paper. “Our electricity bill is very high this month,” she sighed.

Noor had an idea. “Sami, let’s be energy detectives!” They made badges out of card and grabbed a notebook. Then they searched the house for clues.

Clue number one: the bathroom light was on, but nobody was in the bathroom. Clue number two: the TV was asleep with its little red light glowing, using power all night. Clue number three: Grandpa’s phone charger was plugged in, but his phone was in his pocket!

The detectives wrote a list of rules and stuck it on the fridge. “Switch off lights when you leave a room. Turn the TV off properly. Unplug chargers. Close the fridge door quickly.” Sami drew a little light bulb with a smiling face next to each rule.

The whole family followed the rules, even Grandpa. A month later, Mum opened the new bill and smiled. “It’s smaller!” she said. “With the money we saved, let’s have a picnic in the park.” The energy detectives cheered. Case closed!