Hydro Electric Field Trip

Field trips on every subject are financially difficult and difficult to arrange. Most hydroelectric plants won't let your students walk through the turbines as they work but ours does! Virtual experiences not only convey scale, but also allow the impossible.

hydro plant outflow

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turbine generator

inside the turbine

High Tech Welding Classroom

EWI welding simulator

Many new and exciting things are happening in material welding including simulators with advanced feedback to the user, friction stir welding and high output laser welding.

10 kw laser welder

friction stir welder

Stirling Solar Generator

OK  it's a pretty hot seat.  Experience the potential of solar power in our solar, wind and water classroom. We have a Stirling Solar Generator, a trough generator and new types of solar panels for you to experience.

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screen printed, flexible solar panels

animated trough solar collector

Stirling solar engine

Wind Power Experience

Experience the scale of a full scale 1.5 MW wind turbine. Take the elevator to the top and you'll probably be very surprised just how large these wind turbines are. At the base there is a working model. 

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working wind generator model

huge wind generator

Ancient Egypt Virtual Field Trip

Ancient Egypt Virtual Classroom and field trip. Explore! Experience the scale of it all.

underground Egyptian tomb

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restored throne room

Sea Level Rise Exhibit

Many, if not most, climate experts are concerned about possible sea level rise from global warming attributed to the dramatic increases in carbon emissions. This experience helps students experience the possible outcomes.

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glug, glug glug

Virtual Wetlands Classroom

Field Trip! Visit our large semi-tropical wetlands and enjoy the animals and critters! A perfect place to bring a class to discuss our vanishing wetlands. 

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large wetlands area

flamingos and kingfisher 

gator and turtle

wetland entry, breeding ducks you can feed