Children's Play Produces Energy in Ghana

The swings and merry-go-rounds at this school in Ghana generate

electricity

Form of energy resulting from the movement of charged particles (electrons) through a conduct...

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that is stored in batteries. Before going home, the kids charge their lanterns so they will be able to do their homework later that evening. This novel system has already been implemented at 42 schools across the country, thanks to the nonprofit organization Empower Playgrounds. Independent

power

In physics, power is the amount of energy supplied by a system per unit time. In simpler term...

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generation, assisted by solar equipment, helps compensate for the limitations of the Ghanaian power grid.