This versatile and well made Hydroelectric Generator (Dynamo) brings hydropower right into your classroom.

Operation:
The Hydroelectric connects to the tap and the local water supply so that students can directly witness the conversion of water into electricity.
Produces 12V AC at 5.5 Watts when connected to mains water pressure.
Made in the USA.

Contents
• Hydroelectric Generator (PowerWheel Turbine)
• Connection hose and stainless steel clamp
• Additional drive belt
• LED light strip
• Bridge rectifier to convert the AC into DC voltage
• 2 Additional alligator clips
• User Manual

Use for:
• Renewable energy studies
• AC to DC conversion
• Conversion of energy, potential and kinetic energy.

Below are suggested experiments that we feel align with the Australian Curriculum Science - Science Understanding:
Year     Code     Description      *Suggested Experiments
2           32      Earth’s resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways
                         * Explore the operation of a water wheel
6           97      Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring and transforming electricity
                          * Constructing simple electrical circuits
                          * Using switches and light globes
6          219      Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity
                          * Investigating how moving water can turn turbines to generate electricity
7          222       Water is an important resource that cycles through the environment
                          * Considering whether water wheels are a sustainable energy
7          117       Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces acting on the object
                          * Investigate falling water as an object that can apply a force to rotate a wheel.
8          155       Energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy and causes change
                          * Investigate conversion of gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy in different forms.
                          * Investigate conversion of kinetic energy into electrical energy.
                          * Investigate conversion of electrical energy into heat, sound and light.
9           182      Forms of energy can be transferred in a variety of ways through different mediums
                          * Investigate resistance and temperature as factors that affect the transfer of energy through an electric circuit
10          190      Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers and transformations
                          * Investigate conservation of energy and efficiency of conversion during energy conversion for a water wheel turbine.

• Warranty: 1 year

  Last edited 23rd Mar 2025

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  Catalogue	Vernier 2025 K-12 Catalogue
  Catalogue	Vernier 2025 University Catalogue

  
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