The room buzzed with excitement as Sanborn Central fourth and fifth graders learned the fundamentals of electricity and electrical safety on Wednesday, March 5.

Co-ops in the Classroom is an interactive program offered to area schools by Central Electric Cooperative and its wholesale power provider, East River Electric Power Cooperative. Protons, neutrons and electrons were a major topic of discussion as students took an educational journey into the exciting world of electricity. 

Tara Miller of Central Electric taught the kids about the history of electricity and electric cooperatives. Jennifer Gross of East River Electric engaged students in hands-on demonstrations.

…Read on and see a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!