In Sheridan, Indiana, the sun fuels more than just plants. It also powers schools. Schools there have solar panels. The panels soak up the sun's rays. Then they turn the sunbeams into energy.

The panels “can power all of our buildings,” Doug Miller told TFK. He is the manager of Sheridan Community Schools. It is the first school district in Indiana to be fully solar-powered.

Sheridan's switch to solar energy is part of a trend. In 2008, fewer than 1,000 schools used solar power. But by 2017, there were 5,489 schools with solar panels. These numbers come from the Solar Foundation. Roxie Brown is a program director there. She told TFK that the number of schools with solar panels is still rising.

In Sheridan, Indiana, the sun fuels more than just plants. It also powers schools. Schools there have solar panels. The panels soak up the sun's rays. Then they turn the sunbeams into energy.

The panels “can power all of our buildings,” Doug Miller told TFK. He is the manager of Sheridan Community Schools. It is the first school district in Indiana to be fully solar-powered.

Sheridan's switch to solar energy is part of a trend. In 2008, fewer than 1,000 schools used solar power. But by 2017, there were 5,489 schools with solar panels. These numbers come from the Solar Foundation. Roxie Brown is a program director there. She told TFK that the number of schools with solar panels is still rising.

In Sheridan, Indiana, the sun fuels more than just plants. It also powers schools. Schools there have solar panels. The panels soak up the sun's rays. Then they turn the sunbeams into energy.

The panels “can power all of our buildings,” Doug Miller told TFK. He is the manager of Sheridan Community Schools. It is the first school district in Indiana to be fully solar-powered.

Sheridan's switch to solar energy is part of a trend. In 2008, fewer than 1,000 schools used solar power. But by 2017, there were 5,489 schools with solar panels. These numbers come from the Solar Foundation. Roxie Brown is a program director there. She told TFK that the number of schools with solar panels is still rising.

In Sheridan, Indiana, the sun fuels more than just plants. It also powers schools. Schools there have solar panels. The panels soak up the sun's rays. Then they turn the sunbeams into energy.

The panels “can power all of our buildings,” Doug Miller told TFK. He is the manager of Sheridan Community Schools. It is the first school district in Indiana to be fully solar-powered.

Sheridan's switch to solar energy is part of a trend. In 2008, fewer than 1,000 schools used solar power. But by 2017, there were 5,489 schools with solar panels. These numbers come from the Solar Foundation. Roxie Brown is a program director there. She told TFK that the number of schools with solar panels is still rising.

Before the late 1600s, coal was used mainly for smelting and blacksmithing. (Smelting is a process of heating the ore dug out of the earth to get out the metals.)

There were no real factories. Things were made by hand without the help of machines. That all changed with the invention of the steam engine.

The first common steam engine was called the Newcomen engine. It was first built in 1712. It changed the world forever. It was first used to drain mines, but over time it was used for many other things. The steam engine made big factories possible. Then it was put into trains and ships to help transport things. It even powered some early cars. The demand for coal soared.

This big change was called the Industrial Revolution. It began in Britain. It gradually spread over much of the rest of the world. It's not by chance that Britain led the Industrial Revolution. It had so much coal! It was this very coal that drove Britain, and eventually the world, into the modern society we know today.

Before the late 1600s, coal was used mainly for smelting and blacksmithing. (Smelting is a process of heating the ore dug out of the earth to get out the metals.)

There were no real factories. Things were made by hand without the help of machines. That all changed with the invention of the steam engine.

The first common steam engine was called the Newcomen engine. It was first built in 1712. It changed the world forever. It was first used to drain mines, but over time it was used for many other things. The steam engine made big factories possible. Then it was put into trains and ships to help transport things. It even powered some early cars. The demand for coal soared.

This big change was called the Industrial Revolution. It began in Britain. It gradually spread over much of the rest of the world. It's not by chance that Britain led the Industrial Revolution. It had so much coal! It was this very coal that drove Britain, and eventually the world, into the modern society we know today.

Before the late 1600s, coal was used mainly for smelting and blacksmithing. (Smelting is a process of heating the ore dug out of the earth to get out the metals.)

There were no real factories. Things were made by hand without the help of machines. That all changed with the invention of the steam engine.

The first common steam engine was called the Newcomen engine. It was first built in 1712. It changed the world forever. It was first used to drain mines, but over time it was used for many other things. The steam engine made big factories possible. Then it was put into trains and ships to help transport things. It even powered some early cars. The demand for coal soared.

This big change was called the Industrial Revolution. It began in Britain. It gradually spread over much of the rest of the world. It's not by chance that Britain led the Industrial Revolution. It had so much coal! It was this very coal that drove Britain, and eventually the world, into the modern society we know today.

Before the late 1600s, coal was used mainly for smelting and blacksmithing. (Smelting is a process of heating the ore dug out of the earth to get out the metals.)

There were no real factories. Things were made by hand without the help of machines. That all changed with the invention of the steam engine.

The first common steam engine was called the Newcomen engine. It was first built in 1712. It changed the world forever. It was first used to drain mines, but over time it was used for many other things. The steam engine made big factories possible. Then it was put into trains and ships to help transport things. It even powered some early cars. The demand for coal soared.

This big change was called the Industrial Revolution. It began in Britain. It gradually spread over much of the rest of the world. It's not by chance that Britain led the Industrial Revolution. It had so much coal! It was this very coal that drove Britain, and eventually the world, into the modern society we know today.

Before the late 1600s, coal was used mainly for smelting and blacksmithing. (Smelting is a process of heating the ore dug out of the earth to get out the metals.)

There were no real factories. Things were made by hand without the help of machines. That all changed with the invention of the steam engine.

The first common steam engine was called the Newcomen engine. It was first built in 1712. It changed the world forever. It was first used to drain mines, but over time it was used for many other things. The steam engine made big factories possible. Then it was put into trains and ships to help transport things. It even powered some early cars. The demand for coal soared.

This big change was called the Industrial Revolution. It began in Britain. It gradually spread over much of the rest of the world. It's not by chance that Britain led the Industrial Revolution. It had so much coal! It was this very coal that drove Britain, and eventually the world, into the modern society we know today.