diy August 27, 2010 posted by Debra Atlas

Enviro Battery Kit – Turns just about anything into a battery

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If you’ve ever wanted to know how to build an eco-friendly battery, you’ll love the Enviro Battery Kit, made by Green Science. This cool do-it-yourself kit lets you use simple mundane things like mud, lemons and water to power a light, a watch or power up a music chip. It’s a great educational tool to help teach kids about all kinds of environmentally-friendly power sources and the science behind electricity and chemical reactions.

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The kit includes parts like copper and zinc plates, connecting wires and a light tower with an LED lamp and detailed instructions that will guide you to create any of a number of experiments. The kit is suitable for children ages 8 and up – with adult supervision – but keep it out of reach of small children. It’s priced at just ~$14 from Amazon. Sounds like great fun for kids and parents too!

If you like to build things with your hands, here is a kit you will love. Learn the science behind the Power! Enviro-Battery uses natural materials like mud, lemons, and water to power a light bulb, a watch, and activate a music chip. Amazing, environmentally friendly science kit that includes detailed instructions so you can create many unusual batteries with fruit juices, vegetables, coins, utensils, and more!

Tags: gadget, eco+gadget, enviro+battery+kit, science+toy

About the Author:

Debra Atlas is a freelance environmental writer and eco-enthusiast based in Northern California, and is the Red Ferret’s Ecological Editor. Debra looks for the upside of eco-change - what’s positive, making a difference. She hunts down those interesting things cooked up by creative minds, especially if they’re strange and eccentric.

Debra Atlas – who has written 300 posts on The Red Ferret Journal.