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WhyPower Jobs

In real life, there are lots of exciting careers in the field of Energy and Power Generation. Some jobs require vocational training, and some require a college or graduate degree.

In Whyville, you can earn technical level and professional level badges by playing WhyPower games.

  POWER PLANNER
Power Planner Technician   Place at least one of each type of plant in Whyville for clams.
Power Planner Engineer   Complete all three pages of the Power Planner Worksheet for clams.

  ELECTRIC FARM
Electric Farm Technician   Place one type of green power source around Whyville for clams.
Electric Farm Engineer   Place both types of green power sources around Whyville for clams.

See your Electric Farm History
  POWER LINE
Powerline Technician 6 clams of salary Measure the voltage and current at each point in the grid, and compute the power.
Powerline Engineer 6 clams of salary Answer the questions about the grid measurements you made.
  PEAK POWER
Power Plant Operator 6 clams of salary Discover the basic parameters of power plants and win the first three levels of Peak Power.
Power Plant Engineer 12 clams of salary Juggle cost and environmental impact to win levels 4 to 6!
  GREEN BUILD
Home Energy Technician 6 clams of salary Design a small and a large home to run for one year within budget.
Home Energy Engineer 8 clams of salary Think in the long term and design both sizes of homes to run for twenty years within budget!
  VAMPIRE POWER
Vampire Power Technician Measure every appliance at least once.
Vampire Power Engineer 2 clams of salary Have data for at least 15 appliances in your home.
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