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The Pedal Power is a tool you can use in your classroom to teach about energy production, use, and conservation. Students can actually ride a stationary bike to power a generator, which in turn powers an incandescent light bulb, a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), a light emitting diode (LED), a hair dryer, a radio, a fan, and more. There is also a photovoltaic (PV) panel the can be used instead of a generator. This activity will teach students how much energy it takes to power these common electrical conveniences we use everyday and how important it is to turn them off when not in use (or not use them at all).

The Pedal Power Package includes a sturdy bike stand, a free-standing board with telescopic legs which shows energy use in amps, a bag containing the light bulbs, a hair dryer, radio, fan, circuit breaker lab, BTU lab, PV panel, carrying case for the board, and a binder full of lessons and activities.

 

KEEP purchased Pedal Power from:

A1 Cable Solutions, Inc.
P.O. Box 36

Watertown, WI 53094

Telephone: 608.444.3072

Fax: 920.261.0096
Email: a1cable2005@sbcglobal.net

 

Go to the official Pedal Power website!

Pedal Power Host Lending Program: 2012-13/2013-14 Cycle

 

Current cycle hosts have been chosen.

 

Project Need and Goal:

Interest in borrowing KEEP’s Pedal Power Unit increases each year. The Pedal Power Host Program aims to improve access to and use of Pedal Power Units throughout Wisconsin. The desired outcome of the host program is to increase appreciation of the need for energy efficiency resulting in more individuals taking steps to save energy.

 

Eligibility:

• Educators who work with K-12 students and/or community members in Wisconsin. Schools, nature centers, and museums are encouraged to apply.

• Only one entry per school or organization allowed. Educators may work in teams and submit a single entry.

Reasons to Apply:

• Access to new equipment for the classroom or teaching site

• Opportunity to integrate “legs-on” learning about energy efficiency into the curriculum

• Strategies to build a school-community connections

• Capacity to promote energy efficiency within the school and community

Pedal Power Host Receives:

1. One (1)  Pedal Power, which consists of the following items valued at over $4,000:

   1. bike stand with generator (host will need to provide bike)

   2. free-standing display board with carrying case

   3. bag with light bulbs, hair dryer, radio, and fan

   4. photovoltaic (PV) panel and tripod

   5. binder full of lessons and activities

2. One (1) free workshop on Pedal Power training and implementation

3. Recognition on KEEP's website as a Pedal Power Host

Application Guidelines & Criteria:

If you are interested in hosting Pedal Power for two years, submit your contact information, the site where the unit will be located, and a “Pedal Power Implementation and Outreach Plan” (3 page limit) to KEEP. The plan should highlight your strategy to accomplish the following:

• Integrate Pedal Power Unit into learning programs during the 2012-13 & 2013-14 academic years

• Use the unit to raise student and community awareness of the benefits of energy efficiency during the 2012-13 & 2013-14 academic years

• Ability and willingness to lend the unit out to at least six (6) other educators over the next two years (at least three [3] per year)

• Assess the effectiveness of your efforts and report outcomes to KEEP

Additional Requirements:

• Hosts will be required to attend a 6-hour training session in Stevens Point in mid-late August 2012 (exact date TBD).

• Hosts will write a one-page 12-month progress report (due in September 2013) and a one-page 22-month final report (due in July 2014).

Application Deadline: May 2012

You may either email your application to energy@uwsp.edu or mail it to the address below. All mailed applications must be postmarked by May 2012.

KEEP Pedal Power Host Project

403 LRC, UWSP

900 Reserve St.

Stevens Point, WI 54481

 

Selection Process:

KEEP will select three Pedal Power Hosts based the thoroughness of the “Pedal Power Implementation and Outreach Plan.”

 

Timeline:

May 2012: Application Deadline

May 2012: Three Pedal Power Hosts will be notified

Late August 2012: Pedal Power training session and pick-up

September 2012: Two-year lending period begins

 

Questions:

Contact KEEP at 715.346.4770 or at energy@uwsp.edu

 

Click here for information on the 2010/11 and 2011/12 Pedal Power Host Winners!

Pedal Power Locations

Stevens Point: Contact the Wisconsin Center of Environmental Education (WCEE) Resource Library at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to borrow the Pedal Power. Email wcee@uwsp.edu or call 715.346.4150.

Madison: Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has a Pedal Power unit available for loan to teachers whose schools are served by MGE gas and/or electricity. Contact Jim Jenson for availability: jejenson@mge.com or 608.252.7091.

Fennimore: Contact Darla Burton at CESA #3 for more information about their Energy Bike (not a Pedal Power) available to schools who subscribe to the CESA #3 Media Center/van service. dburton@cesa3.k12.wi.us or 608.822.3276x231.

KEEP Pedal Power Hosts 2010/11-2011/12 Academic Years:

• Milwaukee: Bradley Technology and Trade School - Contact Joseph Marincic at marincje@milwaukee.k12.wi.us .
• Mishicot: Mishicot School District - Contact Ryan Kamien rkamien@mishicot.k12.wi.us
• Baraboo: Sauk County Land Conservation Department - Contact Penny Pohle ppohle@co.sauk.wi.us

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Send comments and suggestions to KEEP, energy@uwsp.edu or call 715.346.4770.

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