The UW-Madison College of Engineering has teamed up with Madison Children's Museum to present Making Electricity without Making Smoke, an exhibit aimed at helping children understand energy and energy sources.

Through interactive stations, children will be able to test a hand generator and a water wheel, review air quality samples from the Museum and the engineering campus and learn energy conservation tips.

"Energy consumption and conservation is an important topic area for all of us," said MCM exhibit developer John Robinson. "The Museum is appreciative of the enthusiasm and care the UW team has exercised in putting this exhibit together, and we are pleased to host it in our community gallery."

The exhibit is part of Energy Week, which will run from September 8-16 at Madison Children's Museum, 100 State Street. The week's activities will include workshops for children about static electricity, pinwheels and solar ovens, as well as performances by Puppet Power's "The Wizard of Watt" and the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District's "Science Guys and Gals". Contact the Museum at 265-6445 for a complete schedule of activities.

Wednesday, September 12, will be Madison Gas & Electric Day; admission to the Museum will be free to the public.