Peshtigo science students design model houses

PESHTIGO—Peshtigo High School juniors learned to design homes keeping the sun’s angle in mind. Solar energy can be harnessed to collect as much sunlight as possible in the winter and the home can be designed to reduce sun exposure in the summer.

“Students were highly engaged in this activity, because they were in control of the design process,” states science teacher Hank Reines. “We build a testing chamber by setting up light sources at specific positions to represent angles of winter and summer sun.”