"Vernier"

Great For Experiments That Require More Power.

Educational Materials, Alternative Energy, Application: Physics, KidWind basic turbine building parts

Bulk balsa, chipboard sheets, and dowels for blade making in the classroom.

Affordable and Rugged Wind Turbine.

This balsa wood is pre-shaped in an airfoil shape.

Explore wind energy affordably and easily.

Chipboard is a stiff, easy to cut, lightweight, low cost, and recyclable material used to make simple wind turbine blades.

KidWind blade pitch protractor, incredibly helpful for measuring the blade pitch angle on your KidWind turbine.

The simpleGEN is an easy-to-build AC generator that allows students to explore the basics of electrical generator design.

This kit enables a number of advanced experiments, especially with GENPack generator module. Try different gear ratios, blade designs, generators, and more, in a creative, hands-on inquiry into wind energy science. This nacelle also converts for conducting weightlifting experiments, making it a great option for studying mechanical and electrical energy.

Build a complete turbine by making your own tower and base with PVC pipe (from a hardware store) or use the KidWind Tower and Base Set. You will also need a generator and a way to affix the turbine blades. We recommend using the KidWind Wind Turbine Generator with Wires and a KidWind Hub.

Explore solar energy with this innovative science kit designed to help students investigate energy transformations. A hinged box helps students discover how the angle of photovoltaic panels relative to the sun affects power output. Compare your experimental findings to online sun-angle calculators.

The Solar Thermal Exploration Kit is modeled after a domestic solar water-heating system. Explore variables such as box color, light intensity, tube design, rate of water pumping, and amount of time it takes to heat the water. Learn about what makes a solar water heating system more or less efficient.

Need a tower for your turbine nacelle? This is the same tower that comes in the Basic Wind Experiment Kit and the Advanced Wind Experiment Kit. The wooden tower has a diameter that fits inside 1-inch PVC fittings.

The KidWind Motor Mount Pack holds the motor (generator) in place when affixed to the wind turbine nacelle. The Motor Mount Pack can be used to replace lost parts from a nacelle. It can also be used to mount a nacelle to the tower for a vertical axis wind turbine configuration.

The GENPack allows students to construct their own electrical generator and perform experiments with electricity and magnetism. Changing variables in the generator design will impact current and voltage output. The GENPack is perfect for physics and electrical students exploring Faraday’s law, induction, AC/DC electricity production, and energy transformations. We recommend this kit for advanced middle school students and older.