Slide Ranch teachers Jake Snake and Taylor Tidepool used their independent project week to restore the duck pen and outdoor foraging area. In the process, Jake designed and built a solar-powered fountain that flows into an old cast-iron bath tub. When kids put their hands over the PV panel, they can see that the flow of water slows to a trickle (assuming the sun is shining!). It has been a great new experiential learning area both for the animal and plant part and the solar energy part. The solar project was funded by a grant from the SD Bechtel Jr. Foundation. In the top photo, Jake, in the cap, presents his project to other teachers and staff on the last day of summer camp. In the bottom photo, city kids experience the wonder of water.
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