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1.5-Volt 500mA Solar Module

1.5-Volt 500mA Solar Module
Equipment Type(s):
loads, devices and misc.
Subject area(s):
solar; ev charging
Description:

Developed by SunWind Solar, the 1.5-Volt, 500 mA solar modules are good for powering small devices and doing circuitry experiments. These are the same modules included in the individual car kit. 

Related activities:
Solar Car Engineering Challenge Unit
50 Year Energy Plan - Unit Plan
A Simple Circuit
Bioreactor Water Circulation System
Can Portable PV Charge Vehicles?

2-Volt, 500mA Solar Modules

2-Volt, 500mA Solar Modules
Description:

Developed by SunWind Solar, these 2-Volt, 500 mA solar modules are slightly larger than the 1.5-Volt modules. They are the same modules provided in the SolRun kit and can be used separately or to augment that set for other solar-electricity experiments. 

Related activities:
Solar Car Engineering Challenge Unit
Adrift in a Sea of Plastic Unit Plan
Circuit Analysis With Solar Energy: Measure the Power Consumed by Various Devices
Cost Effective Solar Cells Unit Plan
Cost Effective Solar Cells: Engaging with Solar Panels

3-Volt, 1A Solar Module

3-Volt, 1A Solar Module
Description:

Developed by SunWind Solar, these 3-Volt, 1 A solar modules are larger and more robust, allowing students to power bigger loads and generate more electricity for wiring experiments. They can be used with the bilge pumps to create solar-powered fountains or to run larger devices that require more power. 

Related activities:
Solar Car Engineering Challenge Unit
Bioreactor Water Circulation System
Circuit Analysis With Solar Energy: Measure the Power Consumed by Various Devices
Cost Effective Solar Cells Unit Plan
Cost Effective Solar Cells: Engaging with Solar Panels

Advanced Wind Turbine Kit

Advanced Wind Turbine Kit
Description:

Developed by KidWind, this turbine kit has a wide variety of experimental variables, allowing students to fully customize their wind turbines. These variables include blade shape, blade size, blade quantity, blade tilt and gear ratios. 

Related activities:
50 Year Energy Plan - Unit Plan
Variables Affecting Wind Turbine Power

All American Sun Oven

All American Sun Oven
Description:

Developed by Sun Oven International, the All-American Sun Oven was developed to meet up to 70% of the cooking needs of a family of 6-8 people in a developing country using only the sun as an energy source.

Related activities:
Professional Sun Oven
Reflecting Sunlight

Basic Wind Turbine Kit

Basic Wind Turbine Kit
Description:

Developed by KidWind, this kit allows students to build simple wind turbines by designing their blades, including determining the blade quantity and tilt angle. By limiting the number of experimental variables and eliminating the gearbox, this kit simplifies the design process. 

Related activities:
Engineering Clean Energy for Our Community
Part 2 - Lesson 2: Wind Energy
Unit Plan: A Community Powered by Renewable Energy
Unit Plan: Understand E-Waste Through Battery Design

Gen Pack

Gen Pack
Description:

Developed as an additional activity to be used with the KidWind Adjustable Learning Turbine, the Gen Pack allows students to build a simple alternating current generator by winding copper wire around a neodymium magnet. This pack can be used with the KidWind turbine or as a stand-alone hand crank generator. 

Related activities:

Infrared Temperature Gun

Infrared Temperature Gun
Description:

The infrared (IR) Temperature Gun provides a temperature reading of the surface at which it’s pointed. Temperature can be read in either Fahrenheit or Celsius. 

Related activities:
Build the Ultimate Solar Oven
Energy Efficiency - Lighting
Heat Transfer
Keeping it Cool With Solar: Hot Spot/Cool Spot
Let's Build Sun Ovens

Kidwind Small Water Pump

Kidwind Small Water Pump
Description:

This KidWind Small Water Pump can be used in solar circuit experiments and provides the opportunity to quantitatively assess circuit performance by measuring the time it takes for the pump to move a pre-determined volume of water. This smaller pump is a 3-Volt 80 mA load and can be used with one or two of the 1.5-Volt modules. 

Related activities:
Bioreactor Water Circulation System
Designing a Faster Water Pump
Engineering with Renewable Energy: Solar Water Pumping
Exploring Solar Powered Water Pumps
Making Observations and Recording Data for Solar Powered Water Pumping

KidWind Sound and Light Board

KidWind Sound and Light Board
Description:

This KidWind Sound and Light Board is a simple, low-power-requirement load that plays “It’s a Small World After All” and has built-in light emitting diodes (LEDs). This load will work in very low light conditions. 

Related activities:
Engineering with Renewable Energy: Solar Water Pumping
Solar vs. Battery Circuits

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