Future Sustainable Energy workshop at Marpole Oakridge Community Centre
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Silbury School & Resource Centre (www.silbury.ca) organized a series of
hands on educational workshops held at Marpole-Oarkridge Community
Centre on Sustainable Energy. Elementary level school kids and home
learners assembled advanced, radio-controlled sailcars were one of the
future sustainable vehicles. Only revived (non-recharbeable) alkaline
batteries were used by these students. These better-than-recycled
batteries. worked just like magic. Thanks also to Ian Su, and the
helpful staff at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre for this edu-fun
activity. The Solar Power Roadshow brought the sailcar workshop
materials on an gasoline-free electric bike. despite the 8*C weather.
A wind-generator was used to show how sail battens, sail luffing, and
tacking against the wind is done. The students took home printed
material on sail cars, and sailing in general, for further reading.