Green Science / Hybrid Solar-Powered Solar System

By 4M Industrial Development Limited
Price $21.99
Age 5+ yrs.

4M's Hybrid Solar-Powered Solar System is a STEAM-oriented building and learning kit that kids age 5 and up find to be exceptionally stimulating and satisfying. The mental focus and manual dexterity required for assembly is well-matched to the abilities of younger learners while offering sufficient challenge that children will have earned the pride they take in the completed task. That excited sense of accomplishment jumps yet another notch when youngsters see the planets in the motorized 3D planetarium orbit the model sun powered by the real sun via the assemblage's solar panel. In the absence of sunlight, the unit's backup AAA battery provides an alternative source of power. The functional model piques kids' interest in learning more about solar power and our solar system and serves as an excellent visual aid with respect to certain physical characteristics of the eight planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) and their positions relative to our sun.