Renewable Energy Add-on Set

This exciting add-on set allows students to learn about renewable energy sources and can be used with the Simple & Powered Machines Set (9686) and LEGO MINDSTORMS Education (9797). The set includes a solar panel, turbine blades, a motor/generator, LED lights, an extension wire, a LEGO Energy Meter and full-colour building instructions for six real-life LEGO models to build with 9686. Add the Renewable Energy Activity Pack (2009688) for detailed lesso n plans to cover solar, wind and hydro power. Connected to the MINDSTORMS NXT brick, the energy meter works as a sensor and can be used for both programming and data logging. Activities and Building instructions for using 9688 with MINDSTORMS can be downloaded free of charge at MINDSTORMSeducation.com. 
Learning values: 
•Building and exploring renewable energy through real-life LEGO models 
•Exploring energy supply, transfer, accumulation, conversion and consumption 
•Engaging students in engineering and design

Meets Science & Technology curriculum goals.
Gives students a highly relevant insight into different Renewable Energy sources, e.g. solar, wind, hydro and hand generated power.
The product is compatible with both Simple and Powered Machines and MINDSTORMS. 
Including building instructions for 6 different models to build with the Simple and Powered machines set.
Free activities and building instructions to build with MINDSTORMS on 
www.MINDSTORMSeducation.com
Includes Energy Meter that allows students to store and use the generated energy.
The Energy Meter also gives you the opportunity to datalog in the MINDSTORMS datalogging software.