Hands-on learning makes a difference. We currently offer the following:

• Zapsville: An electrical safety demonstration featuring a scale model neighborhood. With pops and flashes, the model holds kids' attention and shows the dangers associated with power lines. The presentation takes about 45 minutes and is suitable for third grade and up.

• Hayden Bridge Water Filtration Plant Tour: Learn how water from the McKenzie River is filtered and purified before being delivered to home and businesses throughout the community. The tour takes about an hour, not including travel time and is best suited for middle and high school students. The minimum number on a tour is ten people. To keep everyone safe during classroom tours we require a one to four adult-to-student ratio. 

• Leaburg Dam Tour: Students are fascinated to learn how we make electricity from falling water. This tour is a favorite field trip for many local schools. Many classrooms combine the trip with a visit to the Leaburg Fish Hatchery next door and stay for a picnic lunch in Lloyd Knox Park.  The tour takes 60 - 90 minutes and is perfect for elementary and middle school classes. Leaburg Dam is about 20 miles east of Springfield, so allow plenty of travel time.

The KidWind Challenge is a recent addition to our education program. Students explore the power of wind by building and testing their own turbines. After participating in a local challenge, the winning team is invited to demonstrate their wind power knowledge and test their turbine in a wind tunnel at regional and national competitions.