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=Experience, Learn, and Have Fun in the Pure Energy Hands-On Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum! = 

The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden in Dallas Arboretum is designed to connect children with nature. With many resources and hands-on experiments, children and their teachers, as well as families, learn about alternative green energy sources in a beautiful lakeside setting.

Imagine Our Energy Future
Everyone is talking about renewable energy. What is it? Why is it important? Energy that comes from the natural sources of wind, water, and the sun are examples of renewable energy. These sources are inexhaustible. They will never run out. That is important because we use a lot of energy and we will need more in the future.

Learn about different types of renewable energy in the Energy Islands and discover some of the ways we can use these natural resources to power our future.

Hydro-powered Energy
Flowing water creates energy that generates electricity. Check out these videos to see how students engage in activities about turbine, water-pressure, and pumps. media type="file" key="Water.MOV"media type="file" key="IMG_6515.MOV" align="left" media type="file" key="IMG_6482.MOV"

Solar Energy

Solar energy comes from the light and heat of the Sun. Students learn about solar energy with the panels installed throughout the exhibit.



Wind Energy

Have you ever feel a strong wind pushing you? In fact, wind have energy that can be harvested by turbines and turned into mechanic energy or electricity. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Learn more about wind energy using horizontal blade system, and see how much electricity is generated when the direction or strength of the wind is changed.

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Biomass Energy

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Plants represent a new energy source, one that we can keep growing. Plants are nature's solar collectors; they gather energy from the Sun and store it in their leaves, stems, and fruit. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We can release this energy and turn it into fuel. This "green" fuel, or biofuel may be one way to provide the world with safer, cleaner energy.



<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Learning Assessments

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Want to learn more? Check out some videos and games to play, or take the quiz to see how much you've learned.

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