Horizon Renewable Energy Education Set

What You Can Teach with the Horizon Renewable Energy Education Set

Ideal for middle school and introductory high school physical science, environmental science, and STEM/engineering courses.

• Solar, Wind & Hydro Power Generation: Power an electrical circuit using a solar panel or a wind turbine, and convert natural energy sources into electricity to compare power output under different conditions.
• Energy Transfer & Efficiency: Track input vs. output to calculate efficiency and identify where energy is lost in real systems.
• Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Energy Storage: Generate hydrogen through water electrolysis, store energy as hydrogen, then convert it into electricity using a PEM fuel cell to complete the renewable energy cycle.
• Engineering Design & Optimization: Challenge students to modify blade angles and profiles or solar panel orientation to maximize performance and justify design choices.

Higher Education Outreach & K–12 Partnerships

The Horizon Renewable Energy Education Set is also widely used in colleges and universities as part of renewable energy outreach and teacher-training initiatives. Education and engineering departments often incorporate the kit into community programs, summer institutes, and methods courses where pre-service teachers or faculty model clean-energy investigations for visiting K–12 students and educators. Because the modules are portable, intuitive, and data-rich, they work well for workshops and demonstrations that help K–12 teachers bring authentic renewable energy labs back to their own classrooms.