The Basic Electricity Kit D offers a flexible and cost-effective way to teach fundamental electrical principles without relying on traditional circuit boards. Each component—from bulbs and switches to resistors and rheostats—is individually mounted on sturdy plastic panels with 4 mm sockets, allowing students to create, modify, and troubleshoot circuits with ease. This modular design supports experimentation and open-ended investigation, while the included Experiment Guide provides clear direction for structured activities. With a wide selection of components and consumables, this kit is ideal for classrooms exploring topics from basic circuitry to resistance, magnetism, and current flow.
Designed for middle primary to secondary science education, this comprehensive kit enables learners to physically connect components, observe outcomes instantly, and refine their designs. It provides everything required to explore how electricity behaves in different circuit configurations while building confidence with real electrical parts.
 
Educational Benefits:
Provides a tactile, modular learning experience with easy-to-connect components
Encourages independent experimentation and guided scientific investigation
Supports curriculum-aligned lessons on current, resistance and energy conversion
Reinforces problem-solving, observation skills and electrical design thinking
 
Classroom & Play Activity Ideas:
Assign small groups to build series, parallel and mixed circuits, then compare brightness and performance
Use carbon rods and wire to explore electromagnetism and introduce simple motor concepts
Investigate how resistors and rheostats affect current flow and bulb brightness
Test conductivity using electrode holders, copper wire and steel wool
 
Product Details
Designed for: Middle primary to secondary students
Components mounted on durable plastic panels with 4 mm sockets
Includes 2 x polystyrene storage trays
Batteries not included
Kit Includes:
12x D battery holders (batteries not included)
40x bulbs (4.5V, 0.3A)
20x bulb holders
8x crocodile clips
4x universal clips
12x black leads (10 cm)
4x black leads (25 cm)
12x red leads (10 cm)
4x red leads (25 cm)
4x change-over switches
8x push switches
4x fixed resistors
4x rheostat units
4x silicon diodes
4x electrode holders
12x carbon rods
8x soft iron rods
50 g ‘Eureka’ wire bare – 34swg
50 m bare copper wire – 20swg
50 m insulated copper wire
1x pack of steel wool
1x copper foil sheet (15 cm x 1 cm)
1x Experiment Guide