ASE 2025 Annual Conference

Discover Energy with Megawatt! Megawatt is a STEM card game that challenges players to build an electricity grid, teaching about energy and climate change, systems thinking, problem-solving and inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers to take on the task of helping the world reach net zero.

In collaboration with the ASE, the creators of Megawatt have gone on to develop material for teachers to use as the basis for three lessons, with activities, relating to power generation. These are:

1. ***Energy Resources***: a detailed look at the different ways in which power may be generated, with a focus on evaluating the pros and the cons – and with a lively activity to follow.
2. ***Energy Mix***: how different countries generate their power, with a focus on developing a good mix based on the resources available – and with students working on a good energy mix for a particular island.
3. ***National Grid***: how a national grid works – and here with students now designing a grid for the same island.

**Who is this for?**

Megawatt alongside its teaching resources have been successfully used, with adaptations, with students aged from 10 to 17 – but predominantly we’ve been working with those aged around 13 to 15. It ties in very well with a variety of STEM curricula used in a range of different educational systems. It is also relevant in geography classes.

**How does it work?**

It is possible just to take a short lesson of, say, 45 minutes or one hour and play the game. It’s not hard to learn, and it’s a great motivational tool, introducing students to the topic of power generation.

Ideally, we recommend devoting a full school day to using the complete range of materials. In many cases, Megawatt can provide a facilitator to come to your school and lead the whole session, or teacher training to support you in integrating these lessons into your curriculum teaching.