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OWI Frightened Grasshopper Kit - Solar Powered |  | Brand: OWI
Category: Toy
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  17 reviews
Age: 10 - 15 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 1.5 x 6.5
MPN: OWI-MSK670
Model: OWI-MSK670
UPC: 092087676704
EAN: 0092087676704
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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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 used to generate electricity Illustrates how radiant energy from the sun can be transformed to electrical energy with a PV cell A motor inside the grasshopper transforms electrical energy to motion Functions best very close to a non-florescent light bulb or in direct sunlight An attention-grabbing display piece related to solar power for a science fair project, class discussion, or just out-of-the-ordinary play Ages 10+
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 17
 Solar powered fun! April 11, 2009
Grace (USA)
69 out of 71 found this review helpful
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!! :)
Great but has hard-to-follow instructions July 27, 2008
M. Carpenter
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
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.
Great fun and discovery for the inquisitive! February 11, 2010
hrairoo (San Francisco, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My daughter, who just turned 5 and loves science, saw this on Amazon on a video, and was completely enthralled with the toy. I thought she would forget about it, but she didn't. So, she got it from the tooth fairy for her first tooth.
The toy was smaller than I thought it would be, but it is still very fun. It was easy to put together with my daughter--it took maybe 15 minutes or so, and we were able to play with it right away. I think she loves it even more since she got to put it together herself. She loves that it works in the sun and also with flashlights and lamps. She loves experimenting with every light source in the house to see which work. The motor also makes a cricket-like sound when the bug is picked up from the turning motion of the motor, which is cool.
My daughter is very hard on toys, and I felt this toy was very well constructed and sturdy. The antenna are flexible, but don't interfere with the action of the toy if they are skewed around.
The toy has started some interesting conversations about solar power and renewable energy and how simple motors work.
Highly recommended!
What a darling learning tool! January 14, 2009
Valerie Atkinson Brown (Kyle, Texas USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Fat Brain Toys' Frightened Grasshopper Solar Powered Bug is such a cute way to teach solar power lessons. Tiny and delicate, this tool should be assembled by an adult. But once assembled it provides an intriguing learning tool for a child or young adult.
So much fun!! May 26, 2010
H. Ramsey
This was super easy to put together and a great teaching tool for my young son.
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