Students in the Aurora High School Industrial Technology department have been hard at work learning about solar technology thanks to a Rural Schools Partnership student conservation grant. Students in the Advanced Engineering Design class at Aurora purchased and assembled 60 watts of solar panels, which they attached to a deep cycle storage battery. After assembling the solar panels, students in the Technology Student Association visited the home of Mitchel and Cherryl Ross in Stockton, MO to learn more about energy efficiency.
“Mitch and Cherryl were great hosts to our students and did a wonderful job of demonstrating how their house was built to utilize alternative forms of energy to reduce their impact on the environment,” said sponsor Brad Boettler.
Students then took their knowledge about solar energy and shared that information with others with a booth at the Shepherd of the Hills Earth Day celebration. The solar panels on display were used to support the booth PowerPoint presentation and laptop computer.
“We intend to continue to use the panels for the education of our students,” Boettler said. “The panels are a great hands on tool to educate our students on the application and use of renewable energy sources.”
