Product Title
- Grades: 7–12 / Ages 12+
- Number of Students: 1–4 students per monitor
- Number of Lessons: 5–10+ activities
- Hours of Content: Approximately 5–10+ hours, depending on the experiments used
- Additional Resources: Renewable Energy Curriculum, experiment manual, data-acquisition software, user manual, and technical support materials.
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Highlights:
- Measures voltage, current, power, resistance, energy, and RPM.
- Displays measurements on an LCD screen or computer.
- Records and exports data for analysis.
- Compatible with Horizon renewable-energy and fuel-cell science kits.
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Curriculum or Lesson Topics:
- Electricity and electrical circuits
- Voltage, current, resistance, and power
- Ohm’s Law
- Renewable energy
- Solar and wind energy
- Fuel-cell performance
- Data collection, graphing, and analysis
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Standard Alignments:
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NGSS PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
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NGSS ETS1: Engineering Design
- Science and Engineering Practices: measurement, data analysis, investigation, and mathematical reasoning
- Supports renewable-energy and energy-conversion concepts.
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What’s Included:
- Horizon Renewable Energy Monitor with LCD display
- 1-meter USB cable
- Data-acquisition software
- Renewable Energy Curriculum
- 2 mm banana connecting leads
- User/technical documentation.
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Technology Requirements/Specifications:
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Model: FCJJ-24
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Voltage: 0–28 VDC
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Current: 0–1 A DC
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Power: 0–28 W
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Resistance: 0–999 Ω
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Energy: 0–65,535 J
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RPM: 200–2,500
- Battery-operated; can be used with or without a computer.
- Compatible with Windows; Mac use requires Windows through Parallels or Boot Camp.
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Special Notes and Considerations:
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Designed as an add-on measurement and data-logging tool, not a standalone science kit.
- Works with Horizon solar panels, wind turbines, fuel cells, and other educational kits.
- Can be used indoors or outdoors.
- Data can be exported to Excel or CSV for further analysis and graphing.
- Suitable for hands-on STEM, physics, engineering, and renewable-energy investigations.
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