Product Title

• Grades: 6–12 / Middle School–High School
• Number of Students: 2–4 students per kit
• Number of Lessons: Up to 20 class periods
• Hours of Content: Up to 40 hours
• Additional Resources: Teacher Guides, Student Guides, hands-on lab activities, user manual, curriculum CD, and Horizon Renewable Energy Monitor.

Highlights:

• All-in-one renewable energy and fuel-cell education system
• Explores solar, wind, thermal, hydrogen, salt-water, and ethanol energy
• Demonstrates energy generation, conversion, and storage
• Includes a supercapacitor and multiple fuel-cell technologies
• Supports hands-on experiments and project-based learning.

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

• Renewable energy and sustainability
• Solar and wind energy
• Hydrogen production and fuel cells
• Electrolysis and electrochemistry
• Ethanol and salt-water fuel cells
• Energy conversion and conservation
• Electricity, circuits, voltage, and current
• Supercapacitors and energy storage
• Thermal energy and heat transfer
• Climate change and human impact.

Standard Alignments:

• NGSS PS2.A: Forces and Motion
• NGSS PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
• NGSS ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
• NGSS ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
• Supports NGSS Science and Engineering Practices, including investigation, data analysis, and engineering design.

What’s Included:

• Hand-crank generator
• Solar panel
• Wind turbine and turbine blades
• PEM hydrogen/reversible fuel cells
• Salt-water and direct-ethanol fuel cells
• Supercapacitor
• Thermoelectric system
• Electrolyzer
• Hydrostik Pro cartridge and pressure regulator
• Hydrogen/oxygen storage tanks
• Multi-car chassis, LED, fan, battery pack, tubing, wires, and accessories
• Energy Monitor and USB cable
• Assembly tools and curriculum materials.

Technology Requirements/Specifications:

• Model: FCJJ-40
• Designed for middle school, high school, and introductory STEM/engineering courses
• Dimensions: Approximately 24.8 × 17.3 × 13.8 in.
• Weight: Approximately 15 lb.
• Requires distilled water and additional consumables such as ethanol, table salt, ice, and AA batteries for applicable activities
• Hydrofill Pro may be used to recharge the included Hydrostik Pro cartridge.

Special Notes and Considerations:

• Designed for hands-on classroom and STEM-lab instruction.
• Hydrogen and fuel-cell activities require appropriate teacher supervision and safety procedures.
• Use distilled water with PEM fuel cells to help protect the membranes.
• Some experiments require additional classroom equipment, including a fan, hot plate/heating device, thermometer, balance, and measuring tools.
• Small components should be organized carefully to prevent loss.