Whichever way the wind blows, a new wind turbine is spinning fresh ideas at Neil McNeil High School. Painted with a red-winged ‘N,’ the small turbine charges a mobile battery unit inside the school’s technology class. Students can track the turbine’s output, use the battery for back-up power, even charge their phones. “I was hoping […]
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Secord students test STEM knowledge
A purse with a solar smart-phone charger. Door-to-door battery pick up. Garden scoops built for super-speedy seeding. Every student at Secord Elementary put a bright idea on the table during the school’s first-ever STEM showcase on Jan. 16. Speaking in a gym full of student projects, teacher Claire Roberts said the idea was to combine […]
