It'll ruin your hairdo. But let's look on the bright side: Wind is a clean and renewable energy source that is created out of thin air. It's everything oil isn't. And wind will be powering our civilzation long after the oil fields have run dry- er, assuming there's any civilization left to power after global warming. Now is the time to instill in your kids an understanding of alternative energy and its benefits. With this 115-piece kit, which we'll take a wild guess was not developed in Saudi Arabia, children will build a functioning wind turbine and learn how it works. Then they will use the wind energy it produces to light up an LED, charge a battery, lift a heavy weight, and perform 20+ experiments in all. Among other things, the experiments will teach kids about the physics of force and motion as it applies to wind power technology. The 32-page manual offers illustrated instructions and explains how wind occurs and why it is such a promising energy source. And we're not just blowing hot air when we say that 1% of the retail price of every Wind Power kit we sell will be donated by the manufacturer, Thames and Kosmos, to environmentally focused nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Some experiments require one AA battery. Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Additional Information

• 115 pieces
• 32-page illustrated manual
• 20 experiments
• 1 x AA rechargeable battery needed for some experiments, not included
• Recommended for ages 8 and older

CHOKING HAZARD — Small parts.
Not for children under 3 years.