Tell me, I’ll forget.
Show me, I’ll remember.
Let me do it, I’ll understand.
“Dígame, yo lo olvidaré.”
“Muéstremelo, lo recordaré.”
“Déjeme hacerlo, yo lo comprenderé.”
A Chinese proverb by Confucius
Renewable, Energy Saving and Solar STEM resources and workshops for teachers, home educators, parents of all ages of learners. Ideal for outdoor sustainability activities.
Welcome to Solar Active
Working as an independent not-for-profit company and registered charity since 1993, we have developed unique Solar STEM resources, workshops and range of working renewable energy demonstrations for young engineering minds. The resources are for teachers, home educators, parents and learners of all ages; and ideal for outdoor sustainability activities.
Our Resources
You can search through our resources in different ways. We have split our materials into four key categories to help you find what you are looking for.
Curriculum Matched Activities
These resources are matched with the Science, Technology and Engineering and Mathematics [STEM] curriculum in England. The activities often include an informed context based on aspects of sustainability.
Assembly Guides
The assembly guides take the builder through a stage by stage process of building our car, boat and other Solar_Active® kits.
How to Guides
These additional guides provide the user with extra information and support with further enquiry on aspects of using the car and boat kits. Exploring different areas of the kits such as wheel diameter, gearing, axle construction and more.
Reference Materials
A range of technical, journal and news based research materials to help you explore your enquiry into sustainability further.
Car Resources
Solar Car Front Axle Support Guide
Construction guide for one option of the front axle support.
Solar Car PC Cell Angle Adjustment
Construction guide for one option to change the angle of the PV cell in relation to receiving wave.
Double Cell Boat Assembly Guide
Popular Hands-On Workshops
Featured Products
Support The Project
The Schools & Homes Energy Education Project was established in 1993 as an initiative of Sheffield Environmental Training, a South Yorkshire environmental charity. As a registered charity since 1999, we are reliant of donations to help promote our resources, which focus on stimulating students interest around real life applications of scientifc concepts.
Support our charity/social enterprise which focuses on stimulating students’ interest around real life applications of scientific concepts in energy empowerment. Increasing awareness and participation in science through problem solving activities and demonstrations in renewable energy, low & no cost energy & cost saving measures.
“Building the solar car covers GCSE Science aims. The students experienced our ‘Let me do it, I’ll understand’ approach, which encourages problem-solving by applying STEM’s innovative and integrated approaches to teaching and learning. These show that science is not one-dimensional but has a wider use in life, ensuring our young people are developing the employable skills, experience and motivation needed for the future.”
Ashley Green, Madeley Academy
Regarding the STEM Solar Car activity
Latest Updates
RISE Award 2021
27/09/2021
ASE National Conference Reading 2021
14/07/2020
Want to find out more?
We’re always listening and want to hear from teachers, parents and students.
If you want to know anything more about the service, have an idea for a resource or are interested in a workshop, please do get in touch.
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