Danielle Barry from Central Maine Power came to Wiscasset Elementary School on Wednesday, Jan. 3, to talk with fourth and fifth graders about safety around power lines and transformers.

First, she taught the students about how electricity is distributed from the power source to their homes. Then, Barry taught the students to leave all lines from CMP alone and to call 911 if they notice a line down. She also talked about generator safety and what to do if a line comes down on a car you are in. The students had wonderful questions to learn more about safety with electricity. They were most excited about the demonstration table as they saw what would happen when you come into contact with a line or a transformer.

This presentation left the students excited to learn more about how electricity works.