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On a nice Saturday afternoon, Rebecca and her two daughters Tiffany and Stacey take a stroll near the San Luis Obispo Mission. As they walk near the creek Tiffany who is eight years old yells “Look mommy! There is something on the other side of the creek”. They notice a wall structure with a translucent skin to it. Stacey who is six years old asks if they can go across to see what it is. Rebecca says yes and they start crossing the bridge to view what the structure is. As they go down the stairs Tiffany notices a crank and a wheel near the creek. Her mom tells her to start turning the crank. A pipe begins to shoot water towards the wheel which begins to rotate the wheel. Within a matter of moments the wall begins to light up. Tiffany and Stacey begin to jump with excitement as they notice that the lights continue to light up down the sidewalk near the creek. Tiffany asks her mom what is going on. Rebecca walks towards the exhibit and reads a poster explaining the science behind the turbine. She tells them that the movement from the water creates energy by rotating the wheel which spins magnets around a copper coil. As they continue to spin the wheel, people walking across the sidewalk notice the bright lights and sound of water splashing. They cross the bridge to see the exhibit and interact with it. Rebecca notices that there is a map showing other displays around down town. She asks her daughters if they would like to see more exhibits. They yell out “Yes” with much excitement. They continue back up to the mission to finish their stroll by seeing other STEM Stops around town.