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.

This handy molded plastic tool holds your rocket fins in place against the body tube for gluing. After the fins are attached, the Rocket Fin Holder can be turned on its side to work as a paint stand. Designed for use with the Pitsco Solid-Fuel Rocket.

This economical little book is a must-have when building a rocket. The full-color book features a short history of rockets, a materials list, rocket-building instructions, how to use the Pitsco LaunchGuard System, and the National Association of Rocketry’s safety code.

Pitsco Solar Designer Car is a solar-powered car designed to travel under bright sunlight using the supplied parts and instructions. Other project ideas are suggested.

Kit contains the following: solar panel (.45 V, 400 mA) 1-3/4" x 2-15/16", DC motor, plastic body tube, Pitsco plastic gear font, two axles, four Pitsco wheels, four 1/8" brass washers, and instruction guide. Construction requires a drill with a 9/64" bit, a ruler and a hobby knife or sandpaper, sold separately.

Pitsco Solar Engineering Body Tubes are great for reusing your Solar Designer Kit. Plastic body tube is identical to the one in the Solar Designer Kit.

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.

With the Pitsco Solid-Fuel Rocket Kit, students engage in a rewarding, hands-on project. They build the body tube, design and shape the rocket fins, and make the parachute recovery system. When they’re finished, they watch their rockets blast toward the stratosphere. Enough engines and igniters are included for 25 rockets to be launched twice.

Please note that rocket engines ship separately and take 3-4 weeks for delivery via USPS. Individuals needing these materials sooner can pay an additional hazard fee to have the items delivered via UPS. To ship via UPS, you must call our customer service team at 800-835-0686 and place your order.

Access the comprehensive Pitsco Rocket Kit Book for rocket building instructions, a short history of rockets, how to use the Pitsco LaunchGuard System, and much more! The Pitsco Rocket Kit Book is available for print here, or you can download a digital copy for free here.

Looking for standards-based activities to accompany these materials? The Solid-Fuel Rockets Teacher's Guide is available for print here.

Has your Straw Rocket Launcher’s launch tube seen better days? If so, this brass tube replaces the launch tube so you can keep flying those rockets.

Pitsco Sunezoon Cars - Getting Started Package is an easy solution to provide an entire classroom with a hands-on experience with solar energy. This Getting Started package – featuring the easy-to-assemble SunEzoon solar car – includes the Dr. Zoon SunEzoon Video and enough materials for students to build 30 solar cars.

Requires scissors and 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.

Wind energy has the potential to supply all the electricity needed in the United States. Introduce students to this renewable energy with the Wind Gen Plus Kit.

With this kit, students quickly build a windmill that catches a breeze from a fan and converts it into energy. Students see this energy when it lights a bulb attached to the motor. Or, they can wire several mills together to power larger devices such as a radio or a small motor.

Looking for standards-based activities to accompany these materials? The Wind Energy Teacher’s Guide is available for print here, or you can download a digital copy for free here.

Order 30 kits to build a class pack!

Used as cones and ball catchers in the Tetrix Prime; Builder’s Guide activities, extra cups can come in handy or be used as replacements.