Gosh, it is hard to believe that it has been a year since I blogged on the Thames and Kosmos Powerhouse. It is that wonderful kit that allows you and your children to build a home built on sustainable energy sources. Amazing is what it really is.

Well, yesterday I decided to pop back over to the Thames and Cosmos site and I found two other equally wonderful “toys” for the scientifically minded child in your life. There is the Windpower and the Fuel Cell Car Kit. All three will be must haves for my children.

The Windpower Kit allows you to build a working wind turbine to harness power out of thin air.

First, assemble a wind turbine complete with electric generator, adjustable rotors, and wind speed indicator. Then, conduct more than 20 experiments with your wind turbine, including experiments with different numbers of rotor blades, different blade angles and profiles, different wind speeds, different gear ratios, and so on. Use the wind turbine to generate mechanical power to lift a heavy weight or generate electricity to light up an LED and charge a rechargeable battery.

The Fuel Cell Car Kit allows you to build a model car powered with hydrogen that you make using a solar panel.

First, add water and watch it separate into hydrogen and oxygen. Then, use those stored gases to power your vehicle across the floor. Now that we have your attention, roll up your sleeves and find out more through experiments and demonstrations you can do on your own, in a classroom or with friends.

Source: Thames and Kosmos