Kits
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC)
DSSC Kit includes:
- 5 multimeters*
- 10 alligator clips*
- 30 FTO glass electrodes (extras or refill here)
- 15 golf pencils
- 15 plastic bags
- 1 roll scotch tape
- 25 mL TiO2 paste (refill here)
- 15 mL iodide/triiodide electrolyte (refill here)
- 30 plastic pipettes
- 30 small 1-inch binder clips
- 15 tweezers
- 5 2oz squirt bottles
- 10 red LED
- 1 solar cell 0.5V, 400mA
Not included:
- blackberries
- water
- hot plate
*multimeters can be shared by groups or more can be purchased here.
Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry Kit includes:
- 20 filter papers (refill here)
- 15 well plates (at least 6 wells)
- Zinc foil
- Copper foil
- Tin foil
- Magnesium ribbon
- 25 g copper (II) sulfate (refill here)
- 25 g magnesium sulfate (refill here)
- 25 g zinc sulfate (refill here)
- 25 g tin (II) chloride (refill here)
- 1 graduated cylinder, 25 mL
- 4 squirt bottles, 2oz
Not included:
- 15 multimeters*
- 30 alligator clips*
- water
- approximately 1 cup salt, NaCl
- scale accurate to at least 0.1g
*5 sets included in DSSC kit. Can be shared by groups or more can be purchased here.
Water Splitting
Water Splitting Kit includes:
- 30 centrifuge tubes, 15mL
- 30 nickel wire, 6 in.
- 30 zip ties
- 15 push pins
- 50g sodium sulfate (refill here)
- 1 tube of 5 min. epoxy
- 30 alligator clips
- 15 Batteries, 9V
Not included:
- 15 cups or beakers (about 250mL)
- Water
- Scrap plastic/cardboard to mix epoxy on
- 15 toothpicks or coffee stirrers to apply epoxy
- Matches or lighter (optional)
Physics of Light
No kit.
Items needed:
- gummy bears (at least 1 red and 1 green)
- red laser pointer
- green laser pointer
- White paper or other white background surface
Arbor Scientific sells laser pointers here. (Cat toys also make for great cheap red lasers!)