Basic Electricity Kit D

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 encourages experimentation and open-ended inquiry, while the included Experiment Guide provides structure for guided investigations. 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.

Educational Benefits:

• Provides tactile, modular learning experience with easy-to-connect components
• Encourages independent experimentation and guided scientific inquiry
• Supports curriculum-aligned lessons on current, resistance, and energy conversion
• Ideal for reinforcing problem-solving, observation, and electrical design thinking
• Broad range of components enables progression from basic to more complex concepts

Classroom Ideas:

• Assign small groups to build different types of circuits-series, parallel, or mixed
• Use carbon rods and wire to explore electromagnetism and simple motor concepts
• Investigate the effects of resistors and rheostats on current and light output
• Demonstrate conductivity using electrode holders and steel wool
• Integrate with lessons on renewable energy or everyday uses of electricity

Specifications:

This kit includes::

• 12 x D battery holders (batteries not included)
• 40 x bulbs (4.5V, 0.3A) and 20 x bulb holders
• 8 x crocodile clips, 4 x universal clips
• 12 x black leads (10 cm), 4 x black leads (25 cm)
• 12 x red leads (10 cm), 4 x red leads (25 cm)
• 4 x change-over switches, 8 x push switches
• 4 x fixed resistors, 4 x rheostat units
• 4 x silicon diodes
• 4 x electrode holders
• 12 x carbon rods, 8 x soft iron rods
• 50 g 'Eureka' wire bare - 34swg
• 50 m bare copper wire - 20swg
• 50 m insulated copper wire
• 1 x pack of steel wool
• 1 x copper foil sheet (15 cm x 1 cm)
• 1 x Experiment Guide
• 2 x polystyrene storage trays

Designed for middle primary to secondary science education

Each product is carefully designed by a team of laboratory professionals and experienced engineers with quality and durability in mind. They are manufactured with only the highest grade, raw materials and according to international quality standards to ensure that they can withstand use in even the toughest laboratory environments.

MTA offers a wide range of learning resources to ensure your class has all it needs to explore key scientific concepts including electricity.