Power house - An Adventure Construction Kit in C21st Sustainable Living (Thames and Kosmos)

Power house- Thames and Kosmos

Perfect for a weekly science class - if you can put it down - we couldn't, or for home education / fun. Ideal present for anyone interested in renewable energy and/or education - enough to keep a teenager, Dad or Uncle busy for a week, or Mum for longer because she'll have to break off to make meals etc!

With full-colour, illustrated 96 page Experiment Manual including 70 experiments and 20 building activities.

Power House provides an engaging introduction to regenerative / renewable energy sources while teaching basic concepts and principles in physical science. The kit focuses on the heat and light energy from the sun, the energy from the wind, as well as with electrochemical and plant energy. You will learn how to transform and use these forms of energy.
With the Power House kit you can build a model house complete with solar panels, windmill, greenhouse, and desalination system. You can build and operate an electric train, windmill, solar cooker, solar hot water tank, hygrometer, electric motor, power hoist, sail car, and more! Plant watercress, prepare sauerkraut, cook riceand make chewing gum. Learn how plants convert sunlight into energy for your body and your engines.
The thoughtfully designed series of experiments was developed by physicist Uwe Wandrey. Professor Wandrey creatively integrates physical science and technology lessons with the adventure of building a home and living on a remote island. To survive, you must learn how to harness the power of the sun and the wind as well as tap the energy of other physical forces - and 'live' with a group of young people all with interesting characters and differing expertees. The storyline follows the experiments in a stepwise fashion. Easy-to-follow activities make it fun to build models and use them for your experiments.
We hope that building small models such as are provided in Power House will inspire you to plan and construct something on a larger scale.
An Adventure in Sustainable Living
The Power House Experiment Manual is much more than just a set of instructions. The manual is organized around the story of a group of island dwellers who must learn to live sustainably using the resources available to them on their small island. As you read their journal entries and learn of their projects and experiments, you build models of the same projects and conduct the same experiments alongside them.
More than 20 different building projects in one kit. The kit contains: foam house and plastic greenhouse parts, frame, base, wood glue, solar panel, compass, wire, LED (light emitting diode), battery holder, small light bulb and holder, solar motor, magnifying glass, propellers, iron core, ring magnet, thermometer, test tube holder, measuring beaker, sand paper, copper foil,zinc plate, wire mesh, many small parts such as paper clips, screws, clips, lead sinker, washers, wing nuts, iron powder, wires, tubing, rubber bands, yarn, wooden components, cutouts for devices.