Generate Electricity in a New Way

Generate Electricity in a New Way

How much is a watt? In grade school we all learned measurements of capacity like how many quarts are in a gallon. In my classroom, we got our empty containers to compare cups and pints and quarts and gallons.  We had visual aids that guide our understanding of the...
New Green Read and Ride program features the Green Microcycle electricity-producing stationary bike

New Green Read and Ride program features the Green Microcycle electricity-producing stationary bike

Remember when reading and getting exercise in school were two very different activities? You did one or the other, and doing them together would have seemed kind of silly. Well, I’m hoping that thinking is now a thing of the past, and you can get it in your school or...

Slowly, but surely. Change is happening.

Dar Williams wrote a great article back in 2010 about energy generating gyms. She lamented how slow progress was in making them mainstream. Back in 2008, she had assumed they were right around the corner. But they still hadn’t really taken off, and her final...

Pedal Desk Test

How long can I last on a bike and do work at the same time? It’s 2:44 PM on a Sunday, and I’m in my garage, testing whether it’s reasonable and feasible to ride a stationary bike and get work done at the same time. Treadmill desks are much talked about and now...