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| | Sales Rank: | 37,183th |
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FEATURES | - Discover the power of the sun!
- More than 25 experiments!
- Not recommended for children 3 and under
- Ages 8 and Up
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
With a pair of sunglasses and this kit in hand, kids will find that the paltry power of those little cylinders and the familiar holes in the wall is nothing to that of our nearest star! Children from age eight will learn how to harness the sun's boundless energy as they work with this lab's solar collector, solar heater, focusing lens, and thermometer in over 25 experiments in energy conservation. They'll never squint at the sun quite the same again! |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 3 reviews)
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Interesting by Lissette Berdote-Barroso (Miami, FL USA)  5 Stars
April 09, 2009
I bought this as a x-mas present for an 11 year old. He loved it. Some parts were a bit flimsy, but the end result was pretty cool. =)
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very small solar car by S. Sebastian  1 Stars
January 26, 2009
This minute solar powered car has no way to turn it off, and sunlight did not power it--a disappointment.
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Excellent for hands-on discussions of solar energy! by H. Sapiens (Sacramento, CA United States)  4 Stars
September 04, 2008
I completed the projects in this book with the assistance of a 4 year old and a nearly 10 year old.
This would be an excellent weekend project or home schooler project. It could be easily adapted for use in school - with maybe 1 set per 2-4 children. In our case, it was a weekend project.
In the box are instructions for nearly 20 different projects (although many are redundant - e.g. do it outside, then do it inside) studying the effects of solar energy. Several projects could conceivably be done simultaneously (although some education value might be lost). It took us about 3 laid back days to complete them (with maybe 20-40 m hands-on time).
The first project is to set up the thermometer and mark it. It should have been pre-marked at the 20C mark, which ours was not. This was pretty simple for me to figure out using another thermometer. The book starts you off discussing the various types of energy and why solar energy is so exciting (great discussion topic). The information contained was accurate and appropriate for a wide range of ages (I simplified text for the 4 year old, and asked some follow-ups and gave some examples to clarify things for the 9 year old). The first several projects deal with taking temperatures and do not require the little solar panel - e.g. setting water-filled cups (you provide) on colored paper, white paper and measuring the temperature of the water across several time points, making a mini-water heater.
We did skip some of the redundant projects. However, they are all educational and really useful for engaging their interest in alternative energy sources. Additionally, I had the children predict the outcome at each step - which is useful when discussing scientific method. We talked about solar ovens, hybrid cars, solar powered fountains, solar panels on roofs... Fabulous!
As nothing in the kit is used up, you can come back to the exercises repeatedly. Great price - fun project!
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