Explore wind as an energy source March 2
Get hands-on with renewable wind energy activities at this free
event March 2 at the Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, 3188
Sunset Peak Road.
From 8 a.m.-noon, you'll have a chance to design, build and
test a wind turbine. Participants will use everyday materials to
build the turbine then compete with other workshop participants to
see who can generate the most electricity, lift the largest load,
and power a pump to raise the most water.
The workshop is open to anyone age 12 and older. The
instructors are Boise State University students who are studying
the STEM disciplines - science, technology, engineer, and
math. These students have been exploring turbine-building
kits known as KidWind, and will use those kits in the workshop.
This project is offered by BSU's Service Learning Program as
part of a campus initiative to promote service learning in
STEM. Funds supporting this project are made possible by a
partnership with the NSF-funded STEM Station. Martin Schimpf is the
principal investigator.
The Foothills Learning Center is operated by Boise Parks &
Recreation. To get to the center, take 8th Street north from
downtown to Hulls Gulch Reserve. Go 1/3 mile past the end of the
pavement.
Enrollment is limited to 25. To sign up, please call the
Foothills Learning Center at 493-2530. We'll need your name,
address, phone, email, and age. There is no cost to
attend.