How is environmentally-friendly power generated? How does a fuel cell work, and how can you use it to produce hydrogen? Renewable energy sources will become the most important sources of energy in the future. Nine models and 28 experiments are used to demonstrate the production, storage and use of electricity from natural sources like water, wind and solar power. Powerful solar models can be attached in different ways for versatile use in the models. The included Gold Cap serves as an energy storage system, and can output stored energy. The fuel cell clearly demonstrates how water is split into the two components hydrogen and oxygen. This teaches children about future energy sources and helps them learn important skills. A full set of lesson plans helps teachers use the STEM Renewable Energies set in the classroom.
fischertechnik Education products include comprehensive, freely accessible teaching materials. These have been developed together with teacher training colleges, teachers and didacticians and are ideally suited to the needs of the classroom. In addition to the topic introduction, lesson plans with task sheets and educational plan references are available.
- The topic introduction provides content that can be optimally used for lesson preparation and integrated into the lessons. Definitions, history, basic knowledge and much more are provided.
- The teaching material includes an overview of the learning objectives as well as the time required for the tasks.
- In line with the curriculum-relevant topics, various tasks are included within which different experiments are dealt with.
- The tasks are divided into a construction task, thematic task and experimentation task. In this way, one progresses from building, to learning technical content, to applying the acquired knowledge.
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Renewable energy sources are becoming more and more important. Our Solar Energy Class Set is the perfect way to teach even the youngest students about solar energy in a fun way. Three easy to build models help instructors teach the basic principles of solar energy using ten fully designed tasks and solutions, while delivering fun and exciting discoveries along the way. A class set contains 16 individual sets and is suitable for 30 pupils and one teacher, for example.
fischertechnik Education products include comprehensive, freely accessible teaching materials. These have been developed together with teacher training colleges, teachers and didacticians and are ideally suited to the needs of the classroom. In addition to the topic introduction, lesson plans with task sheets and educational plan references are available.
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The LEGO® Education BricQ Motion Prime Set engages students in grades 6-8 in the exploration of physical science within a sports context. BricQ Motion helps foster an understanding of forces, motion, and interactions by providing easy hands-on learning experiences without the need for technology.
Pitsco Clearly Solar Car Kit is more than a build-and-run activity kit. With this solar car, you can change the solar panel angle, try out different gear combinations and switch the two solar panels from series to parallel circuit (or vice versa). These features enable students to test a variety of variables.
Pitsco Eco-Wind Generator Getting Started Package gets students thinking about energy concepts through hands-on activities. The Getting Started package has enough materials for 30 student wind generators, a WinDynamo II for teacher demonstrations or advanced student explorations, and the Eco-Wind Gen video.
Requires a fan (or wind), hobby knife, scissors and cool melt glue, sold separately.
Pitsco H2O Turbine is a great warm-up activity for teaching about renewable energy, Newton’s third law, rotational energy, and other topics – even history. Put this water wheel under a stream of water to light a bulb – students can see the energy generated by hydropower.
Water turbine kit includes laser-cut acrylic pieces, Motor 500, gears, and hardware to construct the 9-3/4" x 3-3/4" x 2-1/4" generator. Requires screwdriver, sold separately, and a flowing water supply such as an indoor or outdoor faucet. Can also be used with a voltmeter, sold separately.
Pitsco Ray Catcher Solar Panel is the official solar panel of the Junior Solar Sprint competition. It measures 267 mm x 127 mm x 3 mm (thick), and is built of lightweight, superstrong, high-impact fiberglass laminate. This panel is also weather resistant. It weighs 126 grams and has an output of 2.9 volts at 1.1 amps. Includes 8" color-coded lead wires.
Pitsco Ray Catcher Sprite Deluxe Solar Vehicle provides all the materials needed to build a complete solar car for the Junior Solar Sprint competition. The kit contains the required solar panel and electric motor plus two 10-1/2" x 4" balsa wood sheets, four nylon spacers, two alligator clips, two 5-1/2" axles, four wheels, four rubber bands, one plastic gear font, two screw eyes and instructions.
Construction requires soldering iron and solder, hobby knife, cool-melt glue gun and glue, needle-nose pliers, and a ruler - sold separately. Additional solar panels, if needed, may be purchased.
Pitsco Solar Oven is a great way to get students thinking of everyday applications for solar energy. Use this kit to demonstrate heat gain, heat loss and the second law of thermodynamics. Students can toast up s’mores, nachos and other small treats with the 13-1/4" x 10-1/2" x 6" oven.
Requires scissors or hobby knife, glue stick, and transparent tape - sold separately.
Caution: Oven might not get hot enough to safely cook products containing egg.
Pitsco Solar Vehicles Getting Started Package provides materials for 30 students to design, build and test their own solar cars, including six Ray Catcher Solar Panels that students share.
Pitsco Sunezoon Solar Car is an easy-to-assemble solar car that works outdoors in full sunlight or indoors under a bright incandescent light. Each kit contains instructions, solar panel with alligator clamps, motor, wheels, steel axles, gear font, chassis parts and a cut-and-fold cover. Construction requires scissors and a hobby knife or sandpaper, sold separately.
Pitsco Sunezoon Solar Car is an easy-to-assemble solar car that works outdoors in full sunlight or indoors under a bright incandescent light. Each kit contains instructions, solar panel with alligator clamps, motor, wheels, steel axles, gear font, chassis parts and a cut-and-fold cover. Construction requires scissors and a hobby knife or sandpaper, sold separately.
Pitsco Sunzoon Lite - Getting Started Package has enough materials for 30 students to build a SunZoon Lite solar car, plus it has the SunZoon Lite video.
Construction requires hobby knife, scissors, ruler, and optional hand-cutting tools and finish, sold separately.
Pitsco Sunzoon Lite Solar Car is a perfect kit for solar car beginners. Use the basswood chassis as is or use tools to shape it and then apply paint. The kit includes the chassis, a solar panel, Motor 280, gear font, front and back wheels, spacer material, adhesive tabs, and a template. No soldering required.
Construction requires hobby knife, scissors, ruler, and optional hand-cutting tools and finish, sold separately.
Pitsco Wind Energy - Getting Started Package motivates students to think about wind energy concepts through hands-on activity. The Getting Started package has enough materials for 25 student wind generators and has a WinDynamo III for teacher demonstrations or advanced student explorations.
Note: Requires a high-velocity table fan, sold separately.
Requires white glue, glue stick, scissors, screwdriver, and a fan - sold separately.