To live sustainably, we must use Earth’s resources at a rate at which they can be replenished, and thus provide for future generations to live as we have. In this kit, you can learn about alternative energy and sustainable living by conducting experiments and building energy-related models. Thirty of the best experiments and the ten most important building projects from the original Power House kit are presented in this new Green Essentials Edition.The ten building projects include: the power house itself, a greenhouse, a solar cell array, a passive solar collector, a solar oven, an air conditioner, a refrigerator, a hydrometer, a lemon battery, and a wind power generator.

Experiment with the heating, cooling, and insulation of the house and greenhouse. Test passive solar collection methods with a solar collector. Assemble a solar power array to explore active solar power with photovoltaics. Build a model refrigerator and air conditioner to learn about heat transfer. Experiment with a lemon battery to learn about power storage. Set up a wind turbine to generate electricity from the wind.

As you perform the experiments, you will read the diary entries of a group of young explorers who are learning to live a sustainable existence on an island. To survive, they must implement real-world versions of the projects you are doing in the kit. Includes 64-page manual that gives clear and concise instructions on how to do experiments.

Highly recommended for the classroom setting or as a scientific educational kit to give to your favorite eco-friendly child!

Warning: Not to be used by children except under the supervision of adults who have familiarized themselves with the experiments and safety precautions in the manual.  Only for use by children 10 years of age or older.  Components in this kit may be sharp, breakable or have sharp edges.  Handle with caution. Keep the manual and box for reference.  Follow all instructions in the manual. Choking hazard due to small parts. Not for children under 3 years old. 

Box Size: 16.00in (40.64cm) x 12.75in (32.39cm) x 6.50in (16.51cm)

Recommended for ages 10 and older.

Weight: 3 lb 2 oz ( 1.41 kg )

  WARNING

CHOKING HAZARD Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.