Learn about electromagnetism as you build this generator that powers a mini light bulb! Discover how a simple spinning top can produce light with this incredible spinning top generator. No batteries, just amazement! It demonstrates how electrical current is generated and is an excellent representation of how electricity is generated at large power plants that supply electricity to our homes. The "Green Science" message is: electricity can be generated by means other than burning fossil fuels and polluting our environment. If spinning a top can generate electricity, so can a rotor turned by the wind and so can a turbine turned by moving water.

What you'll get:

• 1 light tower with LED installed and wires attached
• 1 spinning top with magnets installed
• 1 spinner spindle
• 1 plastic drum with coil of enameled wire
• platform
• 2 terminal caps
• 1 spinning top pattern card
• screws
• detailed instructions with fun facts

Incredible Science Fun Learning Ideas:

• Learn about electromagnetic induction and its discovery by Michael Faraday in 1831.
• Discuss alternate means of power and "green" (non-polluting) ways to produce energy.