Electricity & Solar Power Kit

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