Teach your kids about alternative energy and the basic principles of physical science with a super educational kit from Thames and Kosmos.

Integrating technology, physical science and the adventures of living on a remote island and building a house, Power House teaches children about harnessing the power of the sun, the wind, electrochemical and plant energy. Power House was developed by physicist Uwe Wandrey, and includes a 96 page manual, 70 different experiments, and 20 projects to build.

Projects include:

• a lemon battery
• a windmill
• solar panels
• a sail car
• a greenhouse
• a desalination system
• an electric train
• an electric motor
• a solar cooker
• a refrigerator
• a power hoist

Also available from Thames and Kosmos is a Wind Power kit. Projects include building a working wind turbine, generating electricity to light an LED and charge a battery, and learning the physics of wind turbines. Thames and Kosmos is donating 1% of the sales of the Wind Power kit to environmental non-profit organizations in the United States, like the Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living in Rhode Island.

I think I want a Power House and a Wind Power kit for myself!