Make a chart for the home (refer to chart one). Show the probable operating cost of equipment you might add to what you now have. Demonstrations You Can Give Show how to read a meter, making one with plywood or cardboard. Dials can be painted on the main board. Arrows can be attached so they will revolve to give different readings. Show how to find the wattage of various types of equipment. Show how to figure the cost of the average kwh in a home. For Further Information Your leader can get additional material for you or you may want to have someone from your power supplier talk to your club, telling about meters, how they work and how they are regularly checked for accuracy. Chart One-THE HOME Column No. 1. 2. 3. 4. Item Wattage Hours KWH per Cost per Rating Used Month Month per (col. 1x2)/ (Col. 3 x av. Remarks Month 1000 kwh cost) Electric Iron 1100 30 33 .80 Stove 880 60 52.8 1.21 (Special rate) LESSON NO. B-8 Credit Points 3 IRONING IS FUN WITH THE MODERN HAND IRON When you are getting ready to go to school or to a party, it probably gives you a good feeling to put on a clean, freshly-ironed skirt, blouse or dress. But did you ever think about the electric iron that helps so much to give you that well-dressed feeling? When you were younger, you may have had a play iron and pretended to iron your doll's dresses. Now you are old enough to learn about real irons--the different kinds of irons, how the iron heats, the kind of cord needed, the type of outlet necessary, how to use safety rules when you iron, and even how to help with the ironing. Important Things to Know There are many different irons, but the two kinds most important for you to know about now are the regular dry iron and the combination steam-and-dry iron. [Illustration: The thermostat keeps the iron at an even temperature.] It isn't weight alone that makes an iron do its job, but the heat of the iron. The heat is given off in the sole plate. The automatic iron has what is called a _thermostatic_ control which holds the temperature of the iron at the heat you want. Some clothes need to be ironed with a very hot iron, while others need only to be pressed lightly with a cool iron. The thermostat keeps the iron at an even temperature after you set it for the heat you want. The thermostat is the heart of the iron. Take a look at the iron used in your home. It isn't heavy to lift, and has a handle that fits your hand easily. It looks graceful and has a smooth bottom, called the sole plate. And it may have a narrow, pointed tip which is helpful in ironing pleats, corners and gathers. [Illustration: Your iron has a smooth bottom called the sole plate.]