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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Energy Conversion Demonstrator
Demonstrate the conversion energy into different forms.
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Biofuels: Investigating Ethanol Production and Combustion Lab Activity
Demonstrate the Costs and Benefits of Biofuels
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Fan Cart
This Fan Cart demonstrates Newton’s principle of action and reaction.
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Air Puck Hovercraft
Demonstrate Newton’s Laws and the conservation of energy and momentum with the amazing new Air Puck!
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Smashing Steel Sphere Kinetic Energy Demo
For physics experiments and demonstrations such as kinetic, density and volume measurements, pendulum bob, potential energy and conservation experiments, ballistics etc. Solid ball, 1-1/2" (40mm) diameter. Made of Steel. Sold as a pair. Comes with a Teacher's Guide.
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Horizontal Wind Turbine Kits
Explore wind or hydro energy with our horizontal wind turbine lab.
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PicoSolutions Solar Racer Plus Kit
DIY solar car kit: Build and learn solar-powered mechanics.
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Eisco Solar Cell with Wires
Polycrystalline solar cell with wires used for educational purposes.
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Solar-Powered Car
This economical demonstration solar car can be powered by a solar cell or a rechargeable battery (AA size, not included).
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Solar LED Jar Light Kit (Soldering)
Developed in collaboration with a science teacher from Pennsylvania, our build your own solar LED Jar light is a fun and creative way to teach and learn about solar electricity. Use your own mason jar or recycled jar and build a colorful LED light that automatically comes on at night and goes off at dawn. Comes with everything you need. This kit requires soldering. Tools needed are soldering iron, solder & flux, hot glue gun, electric drill, 3V 70mA Polycrystalline Solar Panel, Dusk/dawn circuit board, 2 Bright 5mm LED's BLUE, 2 AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries & Battery holder and wires.
A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this kit are being donated to help provide solar lighting solutions to disadvantaged communities in Africa.
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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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Radiation Cans
Radiation cans for demonstrating solar energy and heat transfer.
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Solar Panel Demonstration, Eisco Scientific
Compact demonstration of alternative energy.