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Horizon Fuel Cell Car Science Kit
Item #P8-3530
$99.00
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Explore hydrogen fuel cell technology with a working car
Bring cutting-edge transportation technology into the classroom. The Horizon Fuel Cell Car Science Kit lets students explore the same principles behind full-sized fuel cell vehicles now being introduced worldwide. Using a reversible PEM fuel cell, students split water into hydrogen and oxygen, then use the stored hydrogen to generate electricity and power a fuel cell car—making the entire energy cycle visible and measurable.
The kit includes a solar panel for powering electrolysis and a complete, NGSS-aligned experiment guide on CD, supporting structured investigations into renewable energy, efficiency, and engineering design. By testing, racing, and optimizing the car, students connect clean-energy concepts to real-world applications in transportation and sustainability.
Why Teachers Love the Horizon Fuel Cell Car Science Kit
- A complete, closed-loop energy system: Students experience hydrogen generation, storage, and fuel-cell electricity in one integrated activity.
- High engagement through motion: The fuel cell car turns energy concepts into something students can see, move, test and improve.
- Data-rich and standards-aligned: Measure voltage, current, speed, distance, and time to quantify performance and efficiency.
- Future-focused STEM learning: Introduces real technologies used in modern transportation and renewable energy research.
Resources
Resources
- Fuel Cell Car Science Kit User Manual
- Physics Energy Activity - Student Guide
- Physics Energy Activity - Teacher Guide
- Physics Advanced Energy Activity - Student Guide
- Physics Advanced Energy Activity - Teacher Guide
- Chemistry Reactions Activity - Student Guide
- Chemistry Reactions Activity - Teacher Guide
- Chemistry Redox Activity - Student Guide
- Chemistry Redox Activity - Teacher Guide
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What You Can Teach with the Horizon Fuel Cell Car Science Kit
Ideal for middle school, high school physical science, environmental science, and STEM/engineering courses.
- Hydrogen & fuel cell technology: Generate hydrogen via electrolysis and convert it back into electricity using a PEM fuel cell.
- Energy transfer & storage: Track how energy changes form and where losses occur in real systems.
Efficiency & performance analysis: Compare electrical input to mechanical output using measurable data.
Renewable energy systems: Connect hydrogen fuel cells to broader discussions of sustainable transportation and clean power. - Engineering design & optimization: Challenge students to improve car performance and justify design decisions with evidence.
CTE & Engineering Pathways Applications
The Horizon Fuel Cell Car Science Kit is well suited for CTE, engineering, and applied STEM pathways focused on energy, transportation, and sustainability. Students engage with the same hydrogen fuel cell technologies used in emerging clean-transportation and power systems, connecting classroom physics and chemistry to real-world engineering applications.
Common CTE and pathway uses include:
- Energy & Power Technology: Exploring hydrogen production, storage, and fuel cell electricity generation.
- Automotive & Transportation Pathways: Investigating alternative vehicle power systems and efficiency trade-offs.
- Engineering Design Challenges: Testing, modifying, and optimizing car performance using data-driven decision making.
- Sustainability & Green Technology: Evaluating hydrogen as a clean energy carrier within modern energy infrastructure.
Because the system is portable, intuitive, and measurable, it supports project-based learning, capstone challenges, and interdisciplinary engineering units that prepare students for careers in renewable energy and advanced technology fields.
Products being sold are not toys. They are for Educational / Laboratory use only. They are not for use by children 12 and under.
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