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Welcome AP Environmental Science teachers
Boost data confidence, engage students with their own real data
"Easy to implement, exam aligned experiment and FRQ practice!"
No equipment to purchase: Leverage tech in the home- Costs covered: Utility sponsored
- Light-lift: Designed for busy teachers
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Built by teachers
Backed by research
Course and exam aligned
Award winning
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How we help
How it works in 3 simple steps
Students use their own household's real utility data to run a conservation investigation, then share their findings with their family, school and local utility.
See real student examples
Students collect and analyze their own real utility data
Students learn about and run experiments to be more efficient
Students measure and communicate their findings
Our results
Here is everything you get
Real & relevant data
Easy FRQ practice
- Quick set-up: Google or Teams sign-on
- Accessible: Works on all devices
- Simple: Designed for authentic student inquiry
Beautiful & inclusive
LMS integration
- Guiding resources: Slides, tutorials, extensions
- Graphic organizers: Bilingual, editable, collaborative
- You choose: Google Classroom, MS Teams, Canvas
Flexible & ready
Less prep
- Pacing guides: Unit 0, energy/water units, post-exam
- All you need: Bell-ringers, assessments, rubrics
- Detailed plans: How-to videos, exemplars, FAQs
Local & helpful
Community partners
- Guest speaker: Local utility role models we arrange
- Local showcase: Family impact, career connections
- Ongoing support: Always available - email, text, video
Multi-year access, no student limits + insights from other teachers
Get accessFree water and energy curriculum for schools
Costs covered because students are saving real water and energy!
Conservation & career engagement
MeterHero provides a turnkey, standards-aligned curricula that is accessible to all students regardless of housing situation (home, apartment, school, shelter, business). MeterHero engages students at school and at home, leveraging their families' interest to make STEM relevant for students and be examples of wise utility consumption.
Happy schools, happy utilities
School outreach that delivers
Boost your priority programs and incentives while being a STEMhero for local teachers — without adding to staff workloads
MeterHero's customized online platform directly utilizes your existing priority programs, incentives, customer facing data portals, kits, and social media pages.
Meaningful and repeated engagement
Teacher-led engagement of students and families happens over weeks - not minutes - at school and in students' homes, simultaneously across your service area during peak demand. And, we provide anonymous reports showing deep student action so that you can celebrate the impact of this partnership.
Award winning
- Education Award of Merit — Wisconsin Green Building Council
- Force for Positive Change — Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Enterprise Seed Fund — Marquette University
- Colorado Water Education Exemplar — Colorado Watershed Assembly
- Oregon Certified Emerging Small Business
Backed by research
Marquette University / Loyola University Chicago randomized controlled trial, published in The Elementary School Journal, Vol. 119, Issue 2 (2018).
Conferences & presentations on record
- WaterSmart 2021
- CalWEP (California Water Efficiency Partnership) — Member Spotlight, "Utility Portals Close the STEM Gap"
- WaterSmart 2025
- Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium (2026)
- National Association of Environmental Educators
Student water and energy projects
See real student examples
Students measure and communicate their findings
Testimonials & reactions
What teachers say about us
Senna
Sacramento, CA
★★★★★
Perfect ending
"Thanks again for this program, it is the perfect ending to our year! We are bringing in all sorts of topics that we have covered during the year."
Kelley
Milwaukee, WI
★★★★★
Super excited
"The kids loved it and are super excited. Before I even opened my door this morning a student from Cheryl's class come up to me to tell me about her water meter."
Kathy
Elm Grove, WI
★★★★★
Little prep time
"This required very little prep time, and that was great! I could've had a sub do it because it was that complete. It was really good. I will use it again, and that is what it comes down to."
Frequently asked questions
Common FAQs
What about students in multi-family housing?
Students can audit the school instead!
For students that are experiencing housing insecurity, or those that live in apartment buildings that don't have individual meters, MeterHero provides the option to audit the school meters (which students love).
In addition, students in apartment buildings are often able to collect real data for their unit through available electricity and natural gas meters. Some teachers even share images of their meters for students to read.
What about privacy issues?
There are none.
MeterHero does NOT collect PII (personally identifying information) nor does it store such information.
Is MeterHero free?
YES, for teachers and students, MeterHero is free!
Your local water and energy utilities pay for MeterHero to be free of charge for teachers. They do this because water and energy conservation is of vital importance, and the opportunity for you to raise awareness amongst your students is worthy of their investment.
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