Price : $11.99
Toysmith 4 M Potato Clock # 4568 Info - 7 years & up. The two Potato Clock allows you to generate enough electricity to run a digital clock using potatoes! Just push the zinc and copper electrodes into the potatoes causing an oxidation/reduction reaction that is converted to low voltage.
Feature Toysmith 4 M Potato Clock # 4568
- No batteries required
- Turn the kids onto the notion of leaving a smaller carbon footprint
- A unique experimental kit that inspires young scientists
- Potatoes NOT included
- Be a scientist as you discover how to power the digital clock with potatoes
This review is from : Toysmith 4 M Potato Clock # 4568
Super Science project . Our 7 year old absolutely loves this clock! She is learning about energy provided by inanimate objects like potatoes. She has tried lemons and liquids with good results. Appropriate for a lesson that does not yell SCHOOL! Would be helpful for any child needing to learn to tell time.
Super Science project . Our 7 year old absolutely loves this clock! She is learning about energy provided by inanimate objects like potatoes. She has tried lemons and liquids with good results. Appropriate for a lesson that does not yell SCHOOL! Would be helpful for any child needing to learn to tell time.
Toysmith 4 M Potato Clock # 4568 Reviews
Review of Potato Clock . This was exactly what we needed. Actually we only needed the clock, but it was nice to have the whole kit. Directions from the internet made it clear that you needed a particular, low voltage / current clock and there is NOWHERE to find one. My husband is an electrical engineer and he spent days looking for one with no luck (other than trying to build one, but time did not permit that).
Directions were the same as the internet, connected the clock and it worked. Our son brought it in for his 2nd grade science project and was able to explain in "2nd grade terms" what was happening. I highly recommend this product.
Review of Potato Clock . This was exactly what we needed. Actually we only needed the clock, but it was nice to have the whole kit. Directions from the internet made it clear that you needed a particular, low voltage / current clock and there is NOWHERE to find one. My husband is an electrical engineer and he spent days looking for one with no luck (other than trying to build one, but time did not permit that).
Directions were the same as the internet, connected the clock and it worked. Our son brought it in for his 2nd grade science project and was able to explain in "2nd grade terms" what was happening. I highly recommend this product.
Toysmith 4 M Potato Clock # 4568 Opinions
Great product . I needed a 1.5v clock for my son's science experiment. So I bought this product solely for the clock. It worked perfectly. The only knock on the item is the gauge of the wires from the clock to the power source are way too thin. Not sure the gauge, but they were significantly smaller that the smallest 20 gauge wire sold by the hardware store. We tested the 1.5v clock with a .8v battery, 1.4v battery and a 1.8v battery. The clock worked in every case! Great price and great fun!
Great product . I needed a 1.5v clock for my son's science experiment. So I bought this product solely for the clock. It worked perfectly. The only knock on the item is the gauge of the wires from the clock to the power source are way too thin. Not sure the gauge, but they were significantly smaller that the smallest 20 gauge wire sold by the hardware store. We tested the 1.5v clock with a .8v battery, 1.4v battery and a 1.8v battery. The clock worked in every case! Great price and great fun!
Great Idea. Lousy Lousy Lousy quality . My daughter was thrilled to get this in the mail, but we were quickly disappointed in the quality of the item. Wires were too thin to stay in place and clock was unbelievably cheap. This product was not worth the money paid even if it did work. Our clock's buttons stopped working on the very first day. Everytime we moved or touched the potatoes, the wires disconnected and restarted the time, which was frustrating for my 9 year old. I would NOT recommend this item to anyone at any price as it is not worth it. It has such great educational potential, but fell short on every account. HOWEVER, I highly recommend AMAZON. They took this item back without hesitaion with no questions asked. They gave a full refund and even sent a label for free return shipping. Their customer service is top notch!!
ToySmith Potato Clock Review . This was the second kit I bought from Toysmith, the first being the Dynamo Torch. I had tried to do a project like this at home, but could not find a suitable clock. I mainly purchased this for the clock, but it is nice to have the zinc/copper strips.
Overall it was what I expected from a science kit, nothing fancy, just enough to get the job done. I would recommend these products to anyone as they are inexpensive and you can reuse the parts over and over. We spent about 2 hours play with this one alone, and I have another one on order.
I wrote up a post on my blog about how my daughters and I played with the potato clock.
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Overall it was what I expected from a science kit, nothing fancy, just enough to get the job done. I would recommend these products to anyone as they are inexpensive and you can reuse the parts over and over. We spent about 2 hours play with this one alone, and I have another one on order.
I wrote up a post on my blog about how my daughters and I played with the potato clock.
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Boomers: It doesn't get much better than a Potato Clock! . Of course my grandaughter had no clue about "potato clocks". But she was suitably amazed and it was a wonderful trip down memory lane for me!
The twisted wire connections felt fragile till I actually looked at the instructions and found out about the little pieces of tape that came with.
We wondered what we could accomplish if we put a hundred potatoes in series! ; - )
Bottom line: a perfect, elegant little gift for a grandad to give.
The twisted wire connections felt fragile till I actually looked at the instructions and found out about the little pieces of tape that came with.
We wondered what we could accomplish if we put a hundred potatoes in series! ; - )
Bottom line: a perfect, elegant little gift for a grandad to give.
OK for the price... . This simple classic demonstrates the building of a battery using nearly electrolyte source (tomatoe, potatoe, lemon, orange, apple, etc). The clock is of very low quality with poor switches and half the indicator segments were non-functional out of the box. This was readily repaired, but is typical of these low cost kits. Regardless, my son (6) and I had a good hour or two of fun together playing with this and demonstrating the principals.
Keeps on ticking . We are now on our 3rd week of potato-power for the digital clock that comes in the kit. If only we could power our whole house on spuds! It really a nice fun and educational toy.
My grand son loved this! . We gave this to my 7 year old grand son for Christmas and he loved it. He and Grandpa assembled it together and he was so proud and explained to us how it worked. Big hit!
Don't pass this clock up . Love this "toy". Sure, it's educational and all that but it's so much more. It's so easy for a child to put together although a young child might need a little help. It easy to do, doesn't fall apart like so many toys do and the clock actually works! Plan to buy a couple more for upcoming birthday presents. Can't beat the price either.
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Product Details
EAN : 0085761090811UPC : 085761090811
MPN : 4568
Brand : Toysmith
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 9 inches
Width : 7 inches
Binding : Toy
Manufacturer : Toy Smith
Manufacturer Maximum Age : 15 years
Manufacturer Minimum Age : 8 years
Model : 4568
Publisher : Toy Smith
SKU : 507229
Studio : Toy Smith
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