Engines & Power
Engines & energy transfer for teachers, students, parents etc.
All of the engines used in today's cars are internal combustion engines based on the four-stroke cycle invented by Alphonse Beau de Rochas in 1861. Discover how these engines work! Follow the instructions and diagrams to assemble the 100+ parts of this four-stroke internal combustion engine. Assemble the moving pistons, camshaft, cooling fan and timing belt. Observe how the sparking plugs light up as they fire.
Designed and built to very high engineering standards in the UK, this Hero's steam turbine can reach speeds of 2500rpm. Its design is based on the original first steam turbine invented by Hero of Alexander around 2000 years ago but with some modern improvements.
All of the engines used in today's cars are internal combustion engines based on the four-stroke cycle invented by Alphonse Beau de Rochas in 1861. Discover how these engines work! Follow the instructions and diagrams to assemble the 100+ parts of this four-stroke internal combustion engine. Assemble the moving pistons, camshaft, cooling fan and timing belt. Observe how the sparking plugs light..
£24.95
Ex Tax: £20.79
Ex Tax: £20.79
Renewable Energy Science Kit
Build a working wind turbine to harness power out of thin air. Wind is one of the most promising sources of clean, renewable energy available today. Wind energy has been used for centuries to pump water and crush grain in windmills, and is now increasingly being used to generate electricity to power our modern world.
Assemble ..
£29.99
Ex Tax: £24.99
Ex Tax: £24.99
Renewable Energy Science Kit - Hydropower has been used for hundreds of years in watermills and is now commonly used to generate electricity in applications such as hydroelectric dams and tidal power plants. Explore the power of water by building models and conducting experiments with them. Learn about how different devices are used to extract useful energy from moving water — from a wate..
£29.99
Ex Tax: £24.99
Ex Tax: £24.99
Power House provides an engaging introduction to regenerative energy sources while teaching basic concepts and principles in physical science. The kit focuses on the heat and light energy from the sun, the energy from the wind, as well as with electrochemical and plant energy. You will learn how to transform and use these forms of energy.
With the Power House kit you can build a model house..
£94.99
Ex Tax: £79.16
Ex Tax: £79.16
Build your own solar-powered models and discover how solar cells generate electricity from light. Build six solar powered models including a locomotive, single-prop plane, bulldozer, helicopter, backhoe, and twin-rotor helicopter.
The special solar panel in this kit consists of three solar cells and generates 1.5 volts of electricity in bright sunlight, like a AA battery. A unique cradle ho..
£28.99
Ex Tax: £24.16
Ex Tax: £24.16
Build miniature working models of a solar oven and a solar water heater. Explore the science of solar thermal energy - a green and renewable source of energy. Purify water or cook an egg using foiled cardboard and the power of the sun. Construction supplies and complete instructions included.
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£9.95
Ex Tax: £8.29
Ex Tax: £8.29
Pneumatic-Hydraulic Engines
Build your own models powered by air and water pressure to learn about the laws of physics. This unique kit allows you to build two different air-and-water-powered systems: water-jet propelled cars and hydro-pneumo (which simply means air pressure and water pressure) powered engines. The hydro-pneumo system uses a s..
£32.99
Ex Tax: £27.49
Ex Tax: £27.49
This excellent Mini Solar building kit teaches children the benefits of solar energy while they create a toy that is both fun to play with and requires no batteries. The 6 in 1 Educational Solar Kit is an excellent beginner building kit designed to teach how solar power is used to drive a small motor. Children use the 21 snap together parts (no tools required) to build six different workin..
£12.95 £9.71
Ex Tax: £8.09
Ex Tax: £8.09
Build this amazing wind generator and learn about renewable energy. Watch the LED glow as it is powered by free energy from the wind. No batteries required! Help save the planet by recycling a plastic bottle to support your wind generator. Detailed assembly instructions, including 'How It Works' and fun facts.
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£9.95
Ex Tax: £8.29
Ex Tax: £8.29
Go solar with this special kit and more than 30 exciting activities to help young scientists investigate the power of the sun! This fascinating lab-in-a-box contains all the equipment you need to safely conduct a variety of solar-powered experiments, including a parabolic reflector, mirror, test tube, magnifying glass, electric motor, thermometer, solar cell, and more. Using the illustrated ste..
£20.99 £18.90
Ex Tax: £15.75
Ex Tax: £15.75
Did you know? The mother of all steam engines was a ball driven by steam invented in the 1st Century AD. by Hero of Alexandria (see Wikipedia: "Heronsball" ). The same principle also rotates this floating top.
A candle brings the water in the copper tube coil to boiling, steam propels off at the ends, producing a recoil, condenses again and pulls new water into the pipe. This proc..
£9.95
Ex Tax: £8.29
Ex Tax: £8.29
This box links to the Energy Transfer area of the gallery and contains several activities closely related to the gallery exhibits - e.g., Pedal Power, On The Move and Thermal Imaging Camera.
Contents include:
• heat film (thermochromic film) • heat sensitive paper
• pack of miracle beads • motors • battery box
• motor connectors • silicon tube link..
£24.00 £15.60
Ex Tax: £13.00
Ex Tax: £13.00
