Showdown at Conservation Canyon
Grades K-5 | Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Showdown at Conservation Canyon is a wildly engaging children’s educational program that teaches students in kindergarten through fifth grade the importance of conserving energy. Through zany humor and audience interaction, our team of two actors help students remember to turn their lights off, be smart about energy use and use renewable resources. This “Wild West” themed show is a memorable experience students will talk about for years to come!
Beyond the performance, teachers and students receive an e-learning package with games, quizzes, and lesson plans that extend learning in the classroom and beyond. Our team brings everything they need to perform at your school and easily adapts to the gathering space you provide, making it easy to integrate into your school schedule for a really memorable experience for your students.
Live In-School Performance
Standards-Aligned
Teacher Resources
Games & Activities
Interactive & Engaging
Topics Covered
Through engaging sketches featuring a variety of entertaining characters, Showdown at Conservation Canyon teaches the following educational points:
- How energy and electricity are made
- How energy is wasted
- How we conserve energy
- Uses of energy
Educational Standards
All NTC programs align with state educational standards, including science, social studies, financial literacy, and health standards, depending on the specific program. Programs also align with national standards such as NGSS, NCAS, and Common Core.
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Materials Included
This in-school performance comes with a Teacher Toolkit, providing educators with easy-to-use online resources that extend the learning experience.
Audience Guidelines – Before the show, watch a brief video to equip students with the skills they need to be excellent audience members.
Pre-Show Materials – Get students primed for learning with KWL charts and vocabulary words to scaffold their experience.
Printable Handouts – The toolkit contains several program-themed printable handouts to engage students in the lessons from the performance. These can be completed in the classroom or at home.
Hands-on Lessons – These easy-to-use lessons let students and teachers bring the educational content to life in the classroom.
Digital Games – Using characters and elements from the program, the digital games offer challenging levels to test students’ knowledge of facts and vocabulary while keeping them engaged.
See the Program in Action
What Teachers are Saying
The actors were fantastic and used humor to get the message across to students. Students were engaged and were still talking about the assembly back in class.
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This program was AMAZING. The actors themselves were wonderful and so kind. We had been running a bit behind schedule with understaffing issues and they were so flexible and patient. I cannot say enough about how much our program truly enjoyed their presence in our building, as well as their performance. We will love to have them back in our building next year!
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Loved the assembly. The two actors were so fun and professional. The staff loved them as much as the students!
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Thank you for an amazing program. Our class loved the excitement and learned so much about energy!
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The program that was at our school was very engaging and had students laughing and talking along with the actors. The information presented was done so in an age-appropriate way and students really seemed to understand the main points. Students will be able to think back to this story/play and likely be able to remember important science vocabulary and concepts that were taught.
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Why schools choose NTC
NTC has been touring the United States with free educational programming for over 45 years. Whether you are a first-timer or a repeat participant, we’re excited to offer this opportunity to you free of charge, provided by organizations in your region that care about the future of your students and our planet.
Available for
In-school Assembly
Topic
Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Program Length
25 Minutes
Audience
Grades K-5
Includes
Teacher Toolkit