Green Power

The citizens of your hometown aren't very happy about the pollution from the coal plant that powers the town. If only there was someone who could figure out a better source of power.

Good news for the town -- that person is you!

Talk to people around town and read about green power sources in the library to get some ideas. Then, remodel your town to incorporate green power solutions!

Be sure to check out:

• What the geologist behind the power plant has to say.

• What the tidal scientist on the beach has to say.

Teacher Notes:

This activity can be used as a sub-section of the Sustainable School/Community activity as well.

It is very open-ended, but a few general notes:

• The power plant actually does supply power to the town using redstone -- students can expand the power lines to new buildings if they want the power plant to remain the primary source of power.

• For simplicity's sake, the switch powering the turbine in the power plant will work no matter what (unless students break the mechanisms controlling it).  It's up to you and them to decide whether the changes they've made to the source of the steam justify turning the plant on.

• Students could use other power sources, such as windmills or tidal power -- to replace or augment the power plant.

• Students could rig "pipes" from the geothermal vent to carry boiling water to the boiler, replacing the need for the coal furnaces.

• Students could add solar cells to roofs, streetlamps, vehicle charging stations, etc.