SUIMA brings the energy

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Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy students get a view of the entire Solar Plant Garden One site with Amanda Saunders, outreach coordinator.
Mike Ellis gives a demonstration of an energy indicator, used to monitor energy flow through the solar panels.
Amanda Saunders discusses how various parts of the solar panels work.
Joe Lounge from the Powerhouse Science Center discusses how energy is directed through the solar panels, resulting in electricity.
Jawadin Corona is able to get his wind-propeller to work with the use of miniature solar panels.
Zachariah Red and Ebonee Gomez analyze the number of volts being conducted through a miniature solar panel.
Ashley King from the Powerhouse Science Center in Durango lends a helping hand throughout the activities.
One activity involved the use of solar energy to generate the flow of running water.
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
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Thu Oct 16th, 2014 , by Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum

Students from the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy traveled to the Durango Solar Garden One site on Tuesday, Oct. 14 to learn how solar energy is conducted. As part of their energy lectures, students learned how electricity is managed through solar panels. There are 690 solar panels on the site, with an average of 18 panels being used to power a single household. The solar garden produces enough energy to power about forty average sized homes. Amanda Saunders, outreach coordinator, had the students name each important section of the solar panel. The students later returned to school for further energy demonstrations led by Ashley King and Joe Lounge from the Powerhouse Science Center in Durango. They worked with simple solar kits and electric conductors to power wind-fans and flowing water.

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