Monster Detective

Inspiring Young Minds in Energy Conservation & STEM Learning

The Monster Detective Collective is an educational program developed by Public Power Learning Lab and facilitated by New Braunfels Utilities. It provides standard-aligned instruction for kindergarten through fourth-grade students, introducing key concepts of energy in an engaging, age-appropriate format. The program reinforces core academic skills to support STEM education and:

• Enhance critical thinking
• Encourage scientific inquiry
• Strengthen community awareness

NBU’s Monster Detectives programming is fully aligned with TEKS in Focus, emphasizing vertical alignment to build student understanding of forms of energy from one grade level to the next. The cornerstone of a Learning Lab event is designed to teach kids how energy is made, how it’s used, and how to save it.

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Meet the Monsters!

Presentation Format

Monster Detectives programming is designed to be flexible and easy to integrate into the school day. Presentations can be delivered to individual classrooms for targeted, grade-level instruction or in an assembly format to reach multiple classes at once.

Each format maintains high student engagement while aligning with instructional goals and campus schedules. Programs are age-appropriate, standards-aligned, and facilitated by trained team members who adapt delivery to meet the needs of the school and students.

The presentation aims to educate children on some important electrical basics such as:

• How electricity is made?
• What is energy?
• How is electricity used?
• Electricity in your community
• Public Power heroes
• Electrical safety

Monster Detectives throughout New Braunfels

Detective Surveys

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