We will purchase five Human Power Generators by Windstream Power. You can sit in a chair in front of this device, and pedal, and electricity will be generated. It is not a large amount of electricity (one hour of pedaling will generate the equivalent of one cent of electricity), but it will supplement the solar panels and wind turbines (Gulland 73). These power generators can be used as a teaching tool, where the students can pedal and actually see their hard work turning into electricity. Students can take turns using them during recess. They can also be used as a station during P. E., where five students use them at a time.
Works Cited:
Gulland, John. “Make Electricity…While You Exercise.” Mother Earth News October/November 2008
Photo from http://www.windstreampower.com/images/human_power_generator.jpg
By Miriam Ban
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