The Solar Powered Lunar Car is a complex model that will move across a flat surface once assembled correctly. The model comes in multiple parts to construct which helps educate children on a multitude of things, like gear box operation, motor operation and the potential of solar power.

The Solar Powered Lunar Car Kit is constructed from balsa wood pieces which come on a pre cut board, needing to be pressed out and pieced together. The kit contains the parts needed for making the model work and complex instructions. The model is not simple to construct but has detailed instructions with illustrations to help you arrange over 100 parts into a working model. Through making the model you can learn about how motors and automatic transmissions work, how a gear box is constructed and how it operates, how the wiring goes together to connect everything and how the solar energy is taken and converted into electrical energy that the motor can use to operate the model.

The Solar Powered Lunar Car is a great educational model, helping children to learn through play on a multitude of areas. Because of its complexity though adult assistance will be required, also to construct the model you will need a screwdriver, long nose pliers, a sharp knife and sandpaper to help smooth the pieces. The model can be run from a battery instead of solar power, but requires you to provide this AA battery.

The Lunar Car costs just £19.12 plus delivery.

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The Solar-Powered Wooden Biplane Model is an example of the power that modern solar panels have. The Biplane comes in kit form to be constructed and features a working propeller that is powered by solar panels on the top of its wings.

Due to the precision of the laser cutting used to shape the ply wood pieces the model is easily put together. The Biplane requires no glue as the wooden pieces slot together as shown in the detailed instructions provided. The ease of construction means the Solar-Powered Wooden Biplane Model is suitable for ages 6 and up.

Measuring 21cm x 19.5cm x 8.5cm (8.3in. x 7.7in. x 3.3in.) and weighing 200g the model is small enough to be placed on a desk or shelf as an ornament. The small solar panels on the Solar-Powered Biplane Model are powerful enough to work even under lamplight. The Biplane then effectively demonstrates just how well modern solar panels convert light into electrical energy as the light source turns the propeller on the model.

The Solar-Powered Wooden Biplane Model is a great way to get children into the joys of solar power. Being able to build the kit helps to involve them in the whole process, adding to the joy of the propeller turning. Of course many adults too will enjoy this model, just watch out for your fingers with the propeller! It’s just a shame that it doesn’t fly too.

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