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SCE-1710
ScienceWiz-Energy Kit
$47.00
Discover what energy is, how we make it now and the choices awaiting us in the future. Learn about carbon emissions and climate change.
For ages 8 and up.
Note: One 1.5V size D battery and one 9V battery are required and are NOT included with the pack.
Pack includes:
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full colour 48 page booklets
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solar cells
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car assemblies
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ultra capacitors
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battery bands
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motors
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buzzers
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LEDs
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magnifiers
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stoppers for flywheel generator
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pinwheels to model turbines
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propellers
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mylar reflectors
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battery assemblies (wires, 3 cups, 3 copper rivets, 3 zinc coated nails, battery cards)
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tea candles, 6 feathers, large lump of coal
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large marbles
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laminated teacher’s guide
Student Experiments:
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Categorize the types of energy and define what energy is.
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Experiment with kinetic and potential energy and construct an energy chain reaction.
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Convert energy from one form to another and determine which materials can be used to make specific energy transfers.
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Learn the Laws of Conservation of Mass and Energy.
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Explore how energy is used in modern society.
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Make a flywheel generator, take apart a motor and spin a turbine to understand how electrical power is currently generated.
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Compare wind, water, coal, natural gas and nuclear power sources.
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Investigate energy choices for heating and transportation.
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Quantify and explore fossil fuel emissions and its impact on the climate.
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Spin a propeller with a solar cell, build a solar car and learn how they work.
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Discuss solar energy, its peaks and valleys.
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Launch a super capacitor car and an electric car.
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Build a battery with multiple cells to light an LED.
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Discover how solar cells work.
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