Thames and Kosmos Physics Solar Workshop
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Thames & KosmosBrand: Thames & Kosmos
Release Date: 2008-01-01
Model: 623715
Product features:
- Build 12 models, including a solar-powered tractor, truck, treaded vehicle, car
- Learn about harnessing and using solar power
- Learn about motors and simple machines
- Best seller
- Parents' Choice Silver Honor
- Also includes elevator, drawbridge, fan, airplane, mobile crane and construction crane
Toys and Games Reviews of Thames and Kosmos Physics Solar Workshop
Customer Review: Solar Cell and Motor is not powerful enough to run anything created
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this toy for my son's 10th birthday. He spent couple of hours creating the crane as instructed in the manual. The crane will not run in the sun or with a 100 Watt bulb. He tried to run it with one AA battery instead of the solar cell as written in the manual. It still will not run. If you just run the motor with the solar cell without any load on the motor, the motor runs with a 100 Watt bulb or in the sun. But as soon as you put any load on it, it stops running. I think 1.5 V motor just does not have any power to take any load. My son is extremely frustrated.
This is a very well designed product otherwise, with nice gears and other parts. The projects you can do with it like making cranes and vehicles are quite educational and fun to build. If they had provided a stronger motor and solar cell, this product would have been excellent and I would have given it a five star rating. But it is very frustrating when a product doesn't do what it is advertised to do.
Description of Thames and Kosmos Physics Solar Workshop
In one way or another, almost every form of energy we use originates as energy from the sun. Solar energy directly powers photovoltaic cells and thermal collectors. Indirectly, we get power from plants grown by the sun, oceans heated by the sun, and Earth s weather systems sustained by the sun. Even the energy stored in fossil fuels originated as energy from the sun, captured by plants and animals millions of years ago. Physics Solar Workshop explores the topic of solar energy, focusing on photovoltaic cells. By building 12 models and conducting 30 experiments, you will learn how solar cells transform light into electrical energy, and how motors and mechanical devices can optimize the work done by this energy. You will build different types of vehicles and machines to demonstrate how gears can convert and transform power for different needs. There are 320 parts, which are also compatible with the other kits in our Physics line. The 64-page book offers illustrated instructions for the projects. Developed with GreenpeaceŽ in Germany. Ages 8 and up. build 12 models, including a solar-powered tractor, truck, treaded vehicle, car, elevator, drawbridge, fan, airplane, mobile crane and construction crane learn about harnessing and using solar power learn about motors and simple machinesScience Toys
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