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Power house : sustainable living in the 21st century
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Building kit providing an introduction to renewable energy sources and basic concepts in the physical sciences. One can build a model house complete with solar panels, windmill, greenhouse, and des...
Building kit providing an introduction to renewable energy sources and basic concepts in the physical sciences. One can build a model house complete with solar panels, windmill, greenhouse, and desalination system, as well as an electric train, solar cooker, solar hot water tank, hygrometer, electric motor, power hoist, sail car, and more.
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- English
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- Version 2
- Providence, RI : Thames & Kosmos, [2011]
- ©2011
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- 1 construction set (81 pieces) : styrofoam, paper, wood, metal, plastic ; various sizes in container 36 x 46 x 29 cm + 1 guide (64 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm)
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- ocn819589456
- Title and subtitle from cardboard box that was discarded.
- Kit contains: a styrofoam house (6 pieces), 1 solar cell, 1 solar motor, 4 contact clips, 1 thermometer and 1 container, 1 black bottle and 1 lid, 1 large dowel, 1 LED light, clear plastic solarium cover (3 pieces), 2 long wooden sticks, 1 black paper sheet, 1 propeller, 1 sandpaper, 3 plastic pots, 1 disk, 8 short wooden sticks, paper die cut sheet (cut into 32 building parts), 1 cut out sheet, 1 black connecting wire, 1 red connecting wire, 1 small dowel, 1 straight drinking straw, 1 bendable drinking straw, 3 fastening clips, 1 styrofoam frame, 1 guide.