Alternative Energy Learning Activities
Find instruments and tools useful for demonstrating key, basic concepts of physics that are applicable to everyday life both in and out of the laboratory. Demonstrate core ideas such as acceleration down a plane, friction, potential and kinetic energy, electrical conductivity, magnetic fields, wavelengths and velocity of sound, and more. Durable educational materials are designed for heavy use with consistent levels of handling, and all models are easy to use.
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Essential Physics Demo: Hydroelectric Demonstration
This hydroelectric demonstration introduces students to the wave of renewable energy.
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Eisco® Dynamics Cart System
An economical way to teach dynamics including position, velocity, acceleration, force, elastic and in elastic collisions, momentum, conservation of energy, and much more.
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Wind to Hydrogen Science Kit
The Wind to Hydrogen Science Education Kit enables students to invent their own clean energy applications using a small electric motor powered by a fuel cell.
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Science Olympiad 2024 Wind Power Test Apparatus
Prepare for upcoming competitions with this practice kit, the only kits officially licensed and approved by science olympiad.
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Forward Education All-In-One Climate Action Kits
STEAM education for a brighter future.
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KidWind® Advanced Wind Experiment Kit
All you need to add is a wind source, basic tools, and imagination!
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KidWind® Advanced Wind Turbine Nacelle
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.
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KidWind® Balsa Blade Sheets
Balsa wood is very lightweight and stiff, and it is perfect for making experimental wind turbine blades.
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KidWind® Solar Thermal Exploration Kit
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.
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PEM Fuel Cells
PEM fuel cells for education purposes, created by a leading industrial fuel cell manufacturer. Generate hydrogen using whichever Horizon kit you like and, once it’s applied to the fuel cell, stand back and watch as electricity is generated using nothing more than oxygen taken directly from the ambient air!