ScienceWiz Energy

Recommended Ages: 8 to 80

Includes a 48-page science book with materials.

Discover what energy is, how it is generated now and what choices await us in the future. Build a solar car and join the race to save the planet!

22 Activities, Including:

• Build a solar racer
• Launch a supercapacitor car
• Make an electric car
• Spin a flywheel generator
• Build a battery to light an LED
• Do a kinetic chain reaction
• Store potential energy on your head
• Discover how solar cells work
• Focus the sun's energy with lenses

Requires some common household items, a 1.5 volt battery, and a 9 volt battery.

Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science wrote the following review:

Children learn about every aspect of energy and its various types (e.g. solar, magnetic), forms ( e.g. kinetic vs. potential), and uses. In addition, this kit teaches children about the choices we face in the future:

• Where will our energy come from?
• How can we make the best use of our resources?
• How do we protect our environment and health?

As with the entirety of the ScienceWiz line, the kits are accompanied by a booklet written specifically for children. The writing is clear, concise and engaging, complimented strongly by clever illustrations.