But I think I had more fun than they did, watching their excitement. Students built a lake to fill with water, which the dam retains until it's ready to process the water to generate electricity. Ultimately, the water flows with gravity through a pipe into the powerhouse, where the station converts it into energy with a hydroturbine, or water wheel. The system now generates enough energy to light three tiny bulbs, placed in the first house that will become part of the miniature community that is named Howling Hills. The plant joins a Bank of America branch, a Bashas' market and a post office on campus.
Students run the enterprises as real businesses.
These kids are employing what they learn with so much enthusiasm. You have to love it. Story abstract would go here. All rights reserved.