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Environmental Science: Energy Transfer

Alternative Energy Kit  (PS-2564)

Measure the power generated as water falls from the reservoir through the turbine, converting gravitational potential energy into electrical energy.

Features:

• Perfect for demos -- show live data!
• Generate hydroelectric and wind power
• Open design -- students see the magnet spinning
  within the wire coils

Help your environmental sciences students go beyond a book awareness of alternative sources of energy. Help your students to visualize and understand how the we can tap into many different sources of alternative energy in the world around us, and convert natural forces into electrical power.

This kit provides the equipment to model a hydroelectric plant and a windmill and to visualize and measure the energy being produced as it happens.

Using just the energy transfer generator and a hanging mass, students can explore the conversion of gravitational potential energy into electrical energy. With the Hydro Accessory and the Wind Turbine, students can explore hydroelectric and wind power generation.

The included 100-ohm resistor plug allows students to measure the effects of generator rotation on power, voltage and energy.

Here's what you need:

Alternative Energy Kit (PS-2564)

This kit contains the equipment to help students explore energy transfer to develop an understanding of alternate energy sources. Explore a simple gravitational potential energy scenario plus operate a hydroelectric and wind energy transfer model.

Xplorer GLX graphing datalogger (PS-2002)

Provides convenient and powerful data collection and analysis—connected to your computer or completely standalone. Great for field data collection, connect up to 4 sensors—even a GPS Position Sensor. If you prefer a simple connection to your computer, you may consider the USB Link as an alternative.