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School Projects For Green Week

Green week in the United States comes in February. All schools are encouraged to participate in this sometime before April. This gives the children a way to see exactly how energy is produced by using natural resources. The children are shown different ways to build projects so they can understand better about what going green means. There are no hidden fees for schools when they chose to participate in green week. The program is totally free for any school that wishes to participate. This is a way for children to learn about the different problems of the environment and what can be done so the environment will be better. The program shows all children how they can do small things that will help to make a big difference. The schools are encouraged to let the children have hands on experience. It can be simple projects that are shown to the children. They could learn how to make compost with the peel from apples or oranges. The school could make arrangements with a nursery so the c...

Solar panels for every house

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Imagine! If energy is running low now, what will happen in the future years? Many people have decided it was time to change their payments for energy. By using solar power, the bills of the household are considerably reduced and can even be totally dropped if the home is completely powered by solar energy. The best thing about having your own homemade solar panels is being able to adapt them to your own particular needs. Solar panels are usually installed on the roof. The reason why it is recommended to install them up there is the fact that the rooftop is the most sun exposed part of the house. Still, if you can’t install the solar panels there, you can always put them in the backyard or somewhere you have flat land and no sun obstruction. A good tip for you would be to start making a smaller solar panel to see how things work out, and only then, continue on a larger scale, with bigger solar panels. If the system you made works on a small scale, it will do its job on a big scale...