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OWI Frightened Grasshopper Kit – Solar Powered
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OWI Frightened Grasshopper Kit
- Explore the potential of solar power with this neat science kit
- This build-it-yourself educational solar hobby kit is for the first time science experimenters with little or no experience
- Teaches about forms of alternative energy in a easy-to-use science kit
- Solar Powered
- OWI is the premier line of educational electronics and robotics kits
Product Description
Build your own life-size grasshopper. An educational robot and mini solar kit. He’s small, but he’s an attention-getter! Explore the potential of solar power with this neat science kit. This build-it-yourself educational solar hobby kit is for the first time science experimenters with little or no experience. The Frightened Grasshopper Solar Powered Bug Teaches about forms of alternative energy in a easy-to-use science kit Shows how solar energy can be u… More >>
OWI Frightened Grasshopper Kit – Solar Powered
Topics: Solar Energy Products | 5 Comments »
May 9th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R23I9KCEFJBEVM This little guy is so fun.
I home school my children, and we used him during our solar power science unit. As you can tell from the laughter of my little ones, he was a hit!
He works great in full sun, not much in clouds, and works okay under a 100W light bulb. It’s a great tool to show your kids how solar cells work. My kids loved making a shadow over him to make him stop wiggling.
I agree with other reviewers that the instructions are a bit confusing and I don’t think a child could do it alone. But, he is surprisingly durable for being so little.
You can see what he does in the video. I highly recommend him!!
Rating: 5 / 5
May 9th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
This is a great toy and a lot of fun! However, the included assembly instructions were very unclear and there were some steps where we were afraid to go on for fear of breaking it. I can’t believe that somebody under 8 would be able to put this together without quite a bit of help. Once it is put together, though, the grasshopper shivers and is actually pretty cute.
Rating: 5 / 5
May 10th, 2010 at 2:01 am
The grasshopper comes in 7 parts. Putting all together is not much a problem. There is no switch on it. To activate it, one must put it under direct sunlight. Once the solar panel receives the light to generate enough current, the tiny motor underneath it turns an unbalanced flyweight similar to the vibrator in a cell phone, causing the whole thing to vibrate. My son’s verdict: That’s it? My answer is, sadly, yes.
Rating: 3 / 5
May 10th, 2010 at 2:34 am
The toy is cute, but fragile. The pieces are tiny and not strong. While assembling, one of the wires broke off. WE managaed to solder it together again.
Once done, the toy is super cute and my daughter loved it!
Rating: 4 / 5
May 10th, 2010 at 4:50 am
This is a cute novelty item to teach elementary aged children how solar power works. It vibrates in direct sunlight. My granddaughters enjoyed learning how to position it in their hands to get it to vibrate (tickles). They are into bugs, so this was perfect. The grasshopper is fragile. Advanced instruction would be beneficial before children handled it.
Rating: 4 / 5