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Classroom Experiments Kit
on Wind and Solar Energy

Your students will have fun building, experimenting and
measuring energy with the classroom experiments kit
on wind and solar energy!
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Savings Package Schools, Organizations, Clubs & Camps Includes

PicoTurbine Wind Turbine V2 plus Wind Turbine Windmill
Deluxe Intermediate Solar Educational Kit, Multimeter + Free SciFair eBook

Grades: Jr. High thru College


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Assembled PicoTurbine

Your students will have a novel experience when they measure the conversion of electrical energy into wind and solar energy for science fair projects, science reports or experiments, or just plain fun!

 

 

 

 

 


Rectification Kit
Includes 12 page manual guide.
PicoTurbine Rectification Kit

 

 

 

 

 

Intermediate Level Deluxe Solar Educational Kit
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Cen-Tech Multimeter
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Warning for all kits on this page.


Science Fair Project Ideas
~ Compare the power of wind to solar energy.
~ Compare the power of wind energy to a hybrid (wind and solar).

Measure all energy out put with the multimeter

Exampe hypothesis: A hybrid will produce more energy output than just a wind energy driven windmill.

 


Product Description
PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine kit is a fully functioning Savonius wind turbine. It stands 8" tall and produces between 2.0-3.0 volts of AC power that can be converted into DC power using the included rectification adaptor.

There is enough to light up a bicolor LED (included). The LED flashes red and green to show the alternating current produced. The kit can be easily built in about an one hour.

This kit will teach you:

  1. How AC and DC power is made from the wind.

  2. How to convert AC to DC power

  3. A few different types of circuits ie. basic wave, half wave, full wave, and voltage doubling


Included in the PicoTurbine Windmill Kit V2

  • 4 pre-wound coils of enamel coated copper wire

  • 4 ceramic grade-5 magnets

  • 1 (5 1/4”) disk

  • 1 bicolor light emitting diode (LED) with 2 leads

  • 1 (1/2”) Phillips head (cross slot) screw

  • 1 eye-hook screw

  • 1 wooden dowel

  • 1 piece of wood about 6” by 6” and ½” thick (for the base)

  • 1 strip of double-sided tape

  • 1 small piece of sandpaper for stripping the copper wire
  • Manual and Template



This kit and the Windmill kit come packaged together.

For the more advanced middle school student and high school student, the Rectification Kit teaches electrical energy concepts.

No soldering is required, because the kit includes a solderless breadboard and jumper wires. Just follow the simple instructions to connect together the parts and perform the experiments!

The Kit performs Rectification to DC or recifies a component of an electric circuit used to change alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), which is needed for electronic devices.

The kit includes all parts that you will need:

  • 4 light emitting diode (LED) with 2 leads

  • 2 electrolytic capacitors

  • 1 piezo buzzer

  • A solderless breadboard and 8 jumper wires

  • Instructions booklet includes teacher's guide and technical notes. The guide shows you how to build 4 different circuits and test them.

    • Science Fair Project Idea: the blade offset can be increased or decreased, or the shape altered, the results tested and compared -- an excellent science fair project. The instruction guide in the Manual shows you how to build four different circuits and test them to see how you can convert energy.


    With the The Intermediate Deluxe Solar Educational Kit you can now develop a very unique science fair project by combining it with the PicoTurbine Windmill or PicoTurbine Windmill & DC Experiments. At the same time your child will acquire the basic knowledge of solar energy. Includes manual guide.

    1. When you place the solar cell module under direct sunlight, it generates power comparable to batteries. Discover how to harness solar energy and apply to countless practical applications.

    2. Students can do series of do-it-yourself experiments to acquire the basic knowledge of solar energy.

    Project Ideas
    Make an electrical circuit.
    Make a solar circuit.
    Learn how to increase voltage.
    Learn how to increase current.
    How to use solar power to produce energy for a radio, calculator, battery charger, cassette player and more..
    Manual
    Ages 8 and up

     

    The Cen-Tech Multimeter is excellent for measuring your output of electricity from all of the PicoTurbines Science Kits. It displays AC millivolts, adds another dimension to your experiments, and helps to tune the alternator.

    You will get accurate readings for DC voltage, DC current, AC voltage, resistance, transistor test, diode test, and battery test. Easy-to-read 3-1/2 digit LCD readout, positive set selector switch, and 32" leads. • Automatic zero adjust • Overange indicator • 2.5x second sample time • Low battery indicator • Fuse and diode protected circuit.


    Background information: There are advantages and disadvantages to both solar and wind energy as a power source.

    Wind energy requires extensive areal coverage to produce significant amounts of energy.

    Solar energy relies on the nuclear fusion power from the core of the Sun. This energy can be collected and converted in a few different ways. The range is from solar water heating with solar collectors or attic cooling with solar attic fans for domestic use to the complex technologies of direct conversion of sunlight to electrical energy using mirrors and boilers or photovoltaic cells. Unfortunately these are currently insufficient to fully power our modern society.

    Questions to ask your students to stimulate interest and involvement:

    1. What can we each do to make a difference in our homes?

    2. What would happen if each person on the planet changes just one way of using energy? What difference could that make?

    3. Have each student bring in one idea that would change the way they use energy in their home, such as turning off their computer and unplugging the plug from the wall every evening. How about unplugging the cord from wall that charges their cell phone? Then ask them to ask their parents for the utility bill. Compare the cost the next month. As the family for everyone to cooperate.


     


      Note: Only the multimeter comes
      assembled. You receive parts to
      build the items pictured.

      Packaging information
      The windmill and DC kit comes in
      one package.

      If you need a different combination of   items, please email us for a quote:

     Madeline@super-science-fair-projects.com<
    1-800-296-3650

    You will receive links to 50 science fair project abstracts and ideas with your receipt that appears after you pay in a web page format.

    Classroom Experiments on Wind & Solar Energy (Includes: PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine Kit, Deluxe Intermediate Solar Educational Kit, 1 Multimeter + Free Students SciFair eBook), a $21.95 value.
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    Classroom Experiments on Wind & Solar Energy Package of 10 (Includes: 10 PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine, 10 Deluxe Intermediate Solar Educational Kits, 10 Multimeter + free, Teacher's Guide to Science Fair Projects eBook), a $39 value.

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    Classroom Experiments on Wind & Solar Energy Package of 30 (Includes: 30 PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine, 30 Deluxe Intermediate Solar Educational Kit, 30 Multimeter + Teacher's SciFair eBook)
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