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Miniature DC Motor Great mini motor for all your hobby needs. Power it by only few volts and very low current. Use it for your inventions, or demonstrate power during a science project. This motor can be powered with few of our solar cells, which are sold separately, or with a battery of your choice. Operates on 1.5 - 3 Volts and between 7000 and 11000 RPM. Comes with 6 inch (15cm) red and black leads. Dimensions...

Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS 2-Line Scientific Calculator $4.99 There are many inexpensive scientific calculators on the market, but few boast the two-line display and other advanced features users get with the TI-30x IIS. The display shows the equation you are creating on the top line, and the numbers or symbols you are currently entering on the second line. Once the equation is solved, the results are displayed on the second line, and you can use the four ar...

Elenco Snap Circuits Green - Alternative Energy Kit $41.99 Think and learn green with the latest from the Snap Circuits family. With over 125 projects using the award-winning Snap Circuits, your kids will have fun and stay busy learning about environmentally friendly energy. Snap Circuits Green includes over 40 parts, including: hand crank, solar cell, FM radio, energy compartment, rechargeable batter, windmill, clock and analog meter. A full-color manual...

CSL Robotikits 6-in-1 Solar Kit $2.99 Children use 21 snapping together parts to building six different desings. It's most advantageous because: it's very inexpensive for individuals or groups; clear easy to following instructions; motivating the children to learning about solar energy; a great project for boys or girls clubs; teaches students to follow precise visual diagrams; have hours of fun experimenting. For best results use o...

Tedco 8 X 10 Sun Art Paper Kit - Use the Magic of Solar Energy to Create Ar... $9.95 Use the magic of Solar Energy to create artistic prints. Proudly Made In the USA Encourage an interest in the photographic process through sun, water and imagination! To Male a "Photogram" or a "Shadowprint": Place any object (a fern, leaf, key etc.) on the SunArt paper and set it in the sun briefly. Then rinse the paper in water and watch as a beautiful long-lasting image appears. Sun...

OWI Frightened Grasshopper Kit - Solar Powered $0.49 An educational robot and mini solar toy. He's small, but he's an attention-getter! Explore the potential of solar power with this neat science item. The Frightened Grasshopper Solar Powered Bug Teaches about forms of alternative energy. Shows how solar energy can be used to generate electricity. Illustrates how radiant energy from the sun can be transformed to electrical energy with a PV cell A mo...

FatCat FCP1052 White Solar Rechargeable Desktop Wind Turbine $43.25 Surprise and delight your friend, boss, relative or someone special in your life with the smart and stylish Fat Cat Turbine. This solar powered model wind turbine creates a fascinating and relaxing show, all while showcasing solar energy at work. A perfect gift idea for many occasions, it is sure to impress. The unit includes a rechargeable battery, which makes it possible to operate the device aw...

Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy $23.95 A master historian's spirited survey of humanity's strategies for tapping sun energy, past and future.We don't often recognize the humble activity of cooking for the revolutionary cultural adaptation that it is. But when the hearth fires started burning in the Paleolithic, humankind broadened the exploitation of food and initiated an avalanche of change. And we don't often associate cooking with d...

Done in the Sun: Solar Projects for Children $3.41 In easy-to-read and easy-to-do style, Anne Hillerman gives us a wonderful how-to book for children ages 6 and up. The book teaches the basic principles of solar energy while providing fun experiments that can be done at home or in school. Fully illustrated, black and white line drawings, bibliography....

Energy from the Sun (Rookie Read-About Science) $1.56 From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from magnets to solids, liquids, and gases, Rookie Read-About Science is a natural addition to the primary-grade classroom with books that cover every part of the science curricula. Includes: animals, nature, scientific principles, the environment, weather, and much more!...

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Guys do u know what this is called?

k so me and my family were driving in a factory place and i was like "i really want to stop pollution" and they told me how and i was like "change all the stuff they do with petrol and use other powers instead like Solar power or nuclear power and so on " so we kept talking about it and i actually figured out that i really like this kind of science
so now i'm in first year of high school so i want to know:
1-what kind of science is this
2-what section to go into in college to study this kid stuf

Here are some good topics to look for:
renewable energy
sustainable design
ecology
conservation
environmental engineering

Here are a couple good articles:

http://college-degrees-programs.suite101.com/article.cfm/hottest_green_college_degrees_around

http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-Environmental-College-Degrees-For-Green-Collar-Jobs&id=1687942

Solar panel kits for kids - Solar panels for kids - 12 Year Old Kid builds cheap solar panels

Miniature DC Motor Great mini motor for all your hobby needs. Power it by only few volts and very low current. Use it for your inventions, or demonstrate power during a science project. This motor can be powered with few of our solar cells, which are sold separately, or with a battery of your choice. Operates on 1.5 - 3 Volts and between 7000 and 11000 RPM. Comes with 6 inch (15cm) red and black leads. Dimensions...

Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS 2-Line Scientific Calculator $4.99 The two-line display scientific calculator combines statistics and advanced scientific functions and is a durable and affordable calculator for the classroom Display: 2-line. Ideal for General Math, Algebra I & II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, and Science . 2-line display shows entries on the top lineand results on the bottom line . Scrolling - Entry line (top) shows up to 11 characters and...

Elenco Snap Circuits Green - Alternative Energy Kit $41.99 Think and learn green with the latest from the Snap Circuits family. With over 125 projects using the award-winning Snap Circuits, your kids will have fun and stay busy learning about environmentally friendly energy. Snap Circuits Green includes over 40 parts, including: hand crank, solar cell, FM radio, energy compartment, rechargeable batter, windmill, clock and analog meter. A full-color manual...

FatCat FCP1052 White Solar Rechargeable Desktop Wind Turbine $43.25 Surprise and delight your friend, boss, relative or someone special in your life with the smart and stylish Fat Cat Turbine. This solar powered model wind turbine creates a fascinating and relaxing show, all while showcasing solar energy at work. A perfect gift idea for many occasions, it is sure to impress. The unit includes a rechargeable battery, which makes it possible to operate the device aw...

Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy $23.95 A master historian's spirited survey of humanity's strategies for tapping sun energy, past and future.We don't often recognize the humble activity of cooking for the revolutionary cultural adaptation that it is. But when the hearth fires started burning in the Paleolithic, humankind broadened the exploitation of food and initiated an avalanche of change. And we don't often associate cooking with d...

Energy from the Sun (Rookie Read-About Science) $1.56 From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from magnets to solids, liquids, and gases, Rookie Read-About Science is a natural addition to the primary-grade classroom with books that cover every part of the science curricula. Includes: animals, nature, scientific principles, the environment, weather, and much more!...

Done in the Sun: Solar Projects for Children $3.41 In easy-to-read and easy-to-do style, Anne Hillerman gives us a wonderful how-to book for children ages 6 and up. The book teaches the basic principles of solar energy while providing fun experiments that can be done at home or in school. Fully illustrated, black and white line drawings, bibliography....

Magic School Bus Lands on Mars $6.70 Ms. Frizzle missed her calling: she should work for NASA. From engaging games to fascinating facts to stunning photographic images from Mars, this interplanetary adventure doesn't miss a single detail. As the bus adeptly dodges satellites while it screams away from the Sun, it's obvious that this will be anything but a normal field trip with Ms. Frizzle and the gang. Once the Magic School Bu...

CSL Robotikits 6-in-1 Solar Kit $2.99 Children use 21 snapping together parts to building six different desings. It's most advantageous because: it's very inexpensive for individuals or groups; clear easy to following instructions; motivating the children to learning about solar energy; a great project for boys or girls clubs; teaches students to follow precise visual diagrams; have hours of fun experimenting. For best results use o...

Tedco 8 X 10 Sun Art Paper Kit - Use the Magic of Solar Energy to Create Ar... $9.95 Use the magic of Solar Energy to create artistic prints. Proudly Made In the USA Encourage an interest in the photographic process through sun, water and imagination! To Male a "Photogram" or a "Shadowprint": Place any object (a fern, leaf, key etc.) on the SunArt paper and set it in the sun briefly. Then rinse the paper in water and watch as a beautiful long-lasting image appears. Sun...