The Electricity & Solar Power Kit is a versatile and future-focused classroom resource that combines traditional electrical components with renewable energy learning. Designed to accommodate full-class investigations, this kit provides students with the tools to construct and test working circuits while also exploring the potential of solar energy. With over 300 components—including lamps, switches, motors, and a solar cell—students are encouraged to experiment with both battery-powered and solar-powered systems. Ideal for integrating sustainability topics into the science curriculum, this kit inspires inquiry, innovation, and awareness of real-world energy solutions.
Educational Benefits:
Integrates core science learning with sustainability and renewable energy education
Offers hands-on experience with both conventional and solar-powered circuits
Supports a wide range of inquiry-based activities across energy and physical science topics
Encourages design thinking, critical reasoning, and collaborative investigation
Promotes understanding of energy sources, transfer, and efficiency
Classroom Ideas:
Compare the output of a motor when powered by a battery versus a solar cell
Conduct experiments outdoors to test how light intensity affects solar performance
Assign small groups to design and build their own solar-powered devices
Explore circuit functionality using bulbs, buzzers, and switches, then adapt to use solar input
Link to sustainability units or school-wide environmental initiatives
Specifications:
50 x D-cell battery holders (batteries not included)
50 x lamp holders and 50 x small globes (1.5V)
50 x crocodile clips
50 x switches
10 x buzzers
10 x motors
1 x solar cell
Supplied in a durable storage container for classroom convenience
Suitable for upper primary to lower secondary science classrooms