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  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Salt Powered Robot

    The 4M Salt Powered Robot lets children build a robot mini vehicle and then power it with batteries they make themselves. After assembling the chassis, wheels, motor, upright body and arms, they construct two battery cartridges from magnesium sheets, fabric sheets, copper sheets and active carbon. Adding salty water to the cartridges starts a chemical reaction that generates electricity, which drives the motor and moves the robot. This turns an abstract topic, how batteries work and how chemical energy becomes electrical energy, into a hands-on experiment that fits well into green energy and chemistry lessons. The kit contains the robot parts, battery cartridges, magnesium, fabric and copper sheets, active carbon, a dropper, a cup and screws. Table salt and a spoon are needed from home, and adult supervision is required throughout.

  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Solar Plane Mobile

    The 4M Solar Plane Mobile is a green science kit in which children assemble a small aircraft with a solar panel on its wing and hang it from a balanced mobile structure. When sunlight falls on the panel, the motor spins the propeller and the plane glides around in circles, with no batteries needed. Building the plane involves fitting the motor into the nose, joining the body halves, attaching the wing, stabiliser and propeller, and connecting the solar panel. The mobile is balanced with coins in a weight holder and can be hung by its ball chain or set on a used drinks bottle using the included bottle cap. The kit introduces solar energy, simple circuits and balance in an easy project. A crosshead screwdriver, coins and a used drinks bottle are needed from home. A desk lamp can be used indoors under adult supervision. It received a 2016 Academics' Choice Brain Toy Award.

  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Solar Rover

    The 4M Solar Rover is a green science kit in which children build a small vehicle that drives on sunlight alone. They assemble the chassis, fit the motor so its worm gear meshes with the rear axle gear, add four wheels, and mount an adjustable solar panel with reflectors on a support arm. A clean, empty soda can becomes the rover's body, encouraging recycling, and a transparent plastic shell is also included as an alternative body. In sunshine, the panel's solar cells generate current that turns the motor, while the gears slow the wheels so the motor can drive them more easily. Indoors, a 60-watt incandescent desk lamp can stand in for the sun under adult supervision, which is handy for school science fairs. A small crosshead screwdriver and an empty soda can are needed from home. No batteries are required.

  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Solar Hybrid Rover Robot

    The 4M Hybrid Solar-Powered Rover Robot is a buildable robot with two power sources. Children assemble the body, gearbox, wheels, arms, eyes and an adjustable solar panel on a support arm, then wire the solar unit and battery holder to the motor. A switch selects the power mode: in sunshine, the solar panel drives the motor directly; when there is not enough light, the robot runs from a battery instead, so it can be used indoors and on cloudy days. The gearbox reduces the motor's speed so the robot rolls along at a steady pace. The guide explains how solar cells convert light into electricity and where hybrid solar-battery systems are used in everyday devices. One AAA battery and a small crosshead screwdriver are required and not included. Adult supervision is recommended during assembly.

  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Solar Robot

    The 4M Solar Robot teaches children how a solar panel and motor can make a machine walk. They attach left and right legs, feet, leg links and arms to a gear case that already contains the motor and cams, then mount the solar panel on its holder. In sunshine, the solar panel powers the motor, and the cams move the legs and arms so the robot walks without any batteries. Using the included template and everyday items such as a paper cup and forks, the robot can be transformed into a dinosaur or monster robot, encouraging creative reuse of household materials. The kit contains the solar panel, gear case with motor, legs, arms, feet, screws and a dinosaur head and tail template. A small crosshead screwdriver, an empty paper cup and two forks are needed from home, and adult supervision is required.

  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Buzz Wire Making Kit

    The 4M KidzLabs Buzz Wire Making Kit lets children build the classic steady-hand game while learning how an electric circuit works. They shape a bendable metal wire into a course, make a wand loop with a handle, and connect a battery case and electric buzzer on a pegged plastic platform. To play, the player guides the wand from one end of the shaped wire to the other without touching it. If the wand makes contact, the circuit is completed and the buzzer sounds. Because the wire can be bent into any shape, children can design courses of different difficulty and challenge friends and family to the fastest buzz-free run. The kit includes the platform, handle, battery case, buzzer, plastic and metal pegs, bendable metal wire and insulated wire. Two AA batteries and a wire cutter are needed; adult help is advised when cutting and bending the wire.

  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Solar Robot 12-in-1

    Solar Robot 12-in-1. Do-it-yourself engineering kit that turns science concepts into a working model. Contact us for a quotation, classroom quantities and delivery to your school.

  • Grades 4–5Grades 6–8

    Snail Solar Robot

    Snail Solar Robot. Do-it-yourself engineering kit that turns science concepts into a working model. Contact us for a quotation, classroom quantities and delivery to your school.

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