General BACK
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"I
wanted to let you know that I thought
the information page with your employees
spotlighted is a great idea. I
enjoyed reading the bulletin and
want you to know that appreciating
all your
employees in this way must make your
company a great place to work!"
-Marianne
Johnson, Thomas C. Cario Middle
School, Mount Pleasant, SC
"I
am very impressed with all you do for technology education from
products and supplies to students, graduate
students, and teachers. Thank
You."
-Barbara Morgan, McCall-Donnelly Elementary School, McCall, Idaho
"Once
again I would like to personally compliment you and your staff on a
tremendous job with your catalog and your new approach to Technology
Education. I know for myself KELVIN® gets 90% of my orders
because of the ease in reading the catalog, the quick delivery
and the support
when a problem does arise. Technology Education needs strong
vendors like you to let the world know how important what we
do really is!"
-Michael Lieber, WNYTEA, Getzville, NY
"KELVIN® helps
provide me the opportunity to build and put technology education
activities
together at very reasonable prices for my classes. Many of
us are on right budgets. They also give
me a lot of ideas of new and different
technologies available in the tech world."
-Nick Moreno Jr., Utah
"The KELVIN® catalogue
is an excellent resource for my program."
-Rick Hodas, West Shore Middle School, Milford, CT
"I
really enjoy the quality of the equipment
you sell! Keep up the good work!"
-Michael Jan Mostowy, East Lycoming School District, Hughesville,
PA
"I
have no complaints about the service from KELVIN®. KELVIN® has
a well organized catalog with numerous tech ed supplies."
-Patrick Klubben, Winner Middle School, Winner, SD
"Thanks
for your continued innovation in technology."
-George Granlund, Arthur Hill High School, Saginaw
"I'm very
pleased with our purchases from KELVIN® Electronics. Your products
are of superior quality and comes with easy to follow instructions,
which makes it great for my Industrial Technology students. We appreciate
doing business with KELVIN® Electronics and certainly look forward
to a long term relationship with such a reliable company as KELVIN® Electronics."
-Nolan W. Albert, Lutcher High School, Lutcher, LA
"As a high
school instructor, I have dealt with many vendors over the past several
years. It has been my pleasure to get to know and converse with the
KELVIN® staff. I have always been treated with
respect and courtesy by these top notch individuals.
-David L. Miles, Salisbury, MD
"I
have found your products to be both reasonable
in price and of superior quality. "
-John Cwiklinski, Perkins Middle School, Sandusky
Ohio
"KELVIN®'s
products are a pleasure to use. Thanks for
all of your support over the years."
-Michael Dodd-o, Loch Raven Academy, MD
Hot
Shot™ Raceway Launcher BACK
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"The HotShot™ is
heaven. It adjusts to the height of the
car, allowing for student error and
still
have fun."
-Paul Frascatore, P.S. 40, Jersey City, New
Jersey
"The HOT
SHOT Raceway™ is the best CO2 dragster
launching system available. It is clearly
well designed and carefully manufactured.
The HOT SHOT
is ideal for updating older launching systems."
-Henry Harms, McBee High School, McBee,
South Carolina
Kel-Air™ CO2
Eliminator Launcher BACK
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"Just thought I’d
drop a note to let you know that your No CO2 car track was featured
on the National TV show “Malcolm in The Middle” Middle
School Salute to Naylor Middle School
Technology Class.
I
just love KELVIN® products
and the one time I had a little
problem with my race track
the engineers worked
very hard
with me to figure out the problem.
I figure that the track will
pay for itself in the first
year or two over the cost
of my old Co2 track but the
biggest benefit is that the
kids can race and race and
race with no cost to me and
it allows
them to learn with each race
how to make the cars faster
by trimming weight, making
it more aerodynamic, lubrication,
waxing the track etc. It is
such a huge advantage over
the Co2 cars that they could
only launch once at the end
of the
school year.
My
class exposes kids
to 12 technology modules
for
one week at a time.
Modules include
CAD, Electronics,
Robotics, Bridges,
Recycled 2 liter
bottle rocket launcher
(another huge hit
and well made KELVIN® product),
Aircraft simulator,
Small engines, Computer
hardware,
Digital Video, Animation
and Digital Music
(another class favorite).
M P.S.
- The Track
is a HUGE hit
with the
kids and is
the centerpiece
of my 2,500sqf
Technology
Classroom and
I have
a better (60
Meg) version
of the video
if you are interested."
-Daniel Kester,
Naylor Middle
School, Tucson, Arizona
"The
NO CO2 race car system is fantastic.
Students really got into perfecting their
engineering skills by making repeated
trial runs with their cars.
We are in our second year using
this new system and are getting
far better cars than we ever got using
cartridges. Also, this NO CO2 does not
waste
expensive
cartridges and is so safe I
can let students run their own races,
right in the classroom."
-Stephen Adams, Loper Island,
WA
"Not only are we
saving money on cartridges
but we can now hold 'double
elimination' competitions
or best 'two out of three' races. The
students can also test the
performance of their dragsters
throughout the design process
providing
the feedback
loop needed in problem solving and M/S/T
activities."
-Len Armstrong
"We love
the CO2 Eliminator. Costs less.
Lets kids pre-test their cars.
Allows students to fully engineer their
cars. Also, compact, fits in our classroom."
-Bill Bosworth, Kenmore Schools, NY
PopRocket™ BACK
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"The PopRocket™ Launcher
has been a great problem-solving activity
I've done with my students. For the past
3 years, my students have come up with
Creative Guidance
Systems to fly the PopRockets. For the
past year, they have been designing rockets
that send an 'Eggstranaut' into space."
-Jodi Cavanaugh, Amity Junior High School,
Bethany, CT
Paper
Rockets™ BACK
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"We've
eliminated the security problems with
using rocket engines and the students
went
wild over the 'target practice' activity.
The rockets cost nearly nothing
and the students can build several and
evaluate the performance of their various
designs."
-Len Armstrong
"Since the Paper Rocket
System requires few materials, students are
able to design, experiment and improve performance
through
repeated trial flights."
-Mark Broderich, J.F.Kennedy Middle School,
Woburn, MA
SUMO
Car Wrestler™ BACK
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"[The]
SUMO Wrestler™ interface is incredibleÞhad a hard time keeping
the teachers from taking more than their share of time with the two
models the 5th grade builtÞstudents really
got into the aspects of how to more accurately
control them, what modifications they
wanted
to make, etc."
Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School,
Ketchum, ID "The
Sumo Car Wrestler™ project generates
tremendous student interest and, more
importantly, involvement. It is an adaptable
project that
can be educationally effective in technology
education or science classes. Once word
spreads among students, you'll fill elective
classes
easily."
-Mike Duschenchuk, Babylon, New York
"The
SUMO Car™ interface has been an exceptional
addition to our engineering & design class.
The system provides outstanding practical
application to units & lessons in mechanical
systems as well as calculating gear and velocity
ratios."
-Robert Franchino, Eastview High School, Apple Valley, MN
Boat
Hull Design Challenge BACK
TO TOP
"I
teach middle school students. This type of activity is one my students
would love to do. Hands-on trial and error and some competition
are the type of activities students would enjoy!"
-Trent Davis, Kentucky
"A special thanks for the water
track. My students are designing vehicles for it right now and
teachers and parents in our district workshops last week had the
opportunity
to try them out. Everyone was excited about the connections with
technology, math and science."
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum, ID
Solar
Racer™ BACK
TO TOP
"This
product is student based. The students will learn many different concepts
from the project. I will use this project with my students and also
have fun doing it." Brent Tubbs, Utah "These
solar car kits are an exciting and economical way to introduce
solar energy and power. Also, these kits are easy to construct
and fun!"
-Ned Gilardino, Colorado
"This will be a fun and challenging
project for the students. It was an exciting project."
-Bryan Stephen, Utah
"The variety of parts included in the
solar car kits provided opportunity for the students to experiment
and do
some hands-on learning."
-Bob Viara, E.O. Smith High School, Summer Technology Camp,
Storrs, CT
Wright
Bros. Design Challenge™ BACK
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"Just
wanted to give you feedback on the tethered airplanes and the power
pole that you sent us to field test. The elementary kids love it. So
far, Grades 3-6 have successfully made planes and cars. They quickly
discovered they could shorten the tether to vary results. They also
decided that mounting the motor on the cutout section of the airplane
nose was not as secure as boring a hole in the nose section. The engine
fits snugly insideÞa horizontal slit in the Styrofoam body
along the engine compartment makes it easy to run wires out.
Anyway, the product
is definitely grades 3-up appropriate. The second graders will
get their chance in May and I'm sure they will handle it fine
also. Thanks
for letting us explore!"
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum, ID
"I
am a great fan and user of Kelvin kits. The Wright Bro. Challenge
is a great idea, kids and teachers love it."
-Ed Denecke
"If I'm doing this and having this much fun,
I know my students will love it!"
-Felix Ramirez, Phoenix Preparatory Academy, Phoenix, Arizona
"The
problem solving involved with this design challenge are many.
Students are ecstatic with the results they achieve. It's a
refection of modern
technology in the aircraft industry."
Tom Barrowman "The activity really allowed the students
to use their imagination while learning airfoil flight technology."
-Dani May, Illinois
"An excellent aeronautical learning
experience. The instructor practiced educational techniques.
Very enjoyable and
worthwhile way to make your students soar."
-Pat Biggs, Utah
"I participated in designing an airplane
foil. I found this experience to be an excellent hands-on activity
to allow
students to experience the design process of flight. As I have
found, students can discover different aspects of flight technology.
I plan
to start up a flight module at Perkins Middle School. The experience
should be educational as well as fun!"
-John Cwiklinski, Ohio
"I'll be darned! The thing flies! This much fun shouldn't be
wasted on my students."
-Gary High, California
Motion
Timers BACK
TO TOP
"Excellent
for elementary kids and marble acceleration tracks, crash cars
and maglev vehicles, to name a few that we
tried."
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum, ID
"The
motion timer takes a beating but keeps on working. Sixth graders
are not too
easy on equipment. They want it to work the first time and every
time after and it does!"
-Charles Corley, Massachusets
"Very nice. Works well with maglev
and catamaran races."
-George Deliman, Rham Middle School, Hebron, CT
"After trying
to make and electronic timer and being unsuccessful, I found the Kel-Timer™ very
easy to operate and extremely functional on our 16 ft. maglev track."
-Mark Dissell, Falmouth Middle School, Falmouth, ME
"We
use the Kel-Timer™ for student prototyping of boat hull designs.
It's so easy to use kids can check their design without the instructor's
help."
-Mark Evans, Weston MiddleSchool, Weston, CT
"Your Maglev Timer
is great, uses the latest technology and is the most accurate on the
market. Sure beats using a stop watch!"
-Charles Daving, Kenmore Schools, NY
Maglev
Racer™ BACK
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"The Maglev
systems are fantastic."
-Les Tanicard, Canada
Wind
Tunnel II™ BACK
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"We
recently purchased a Wind Tunnel I™I from KELVIN®. It is to
be used in the electronics program and the new tech lab we are developing
at Turlock High School. The relatively large wind chamber allows our
students to test various vane and propeller designs on scale wind driven
generators. The velcro attached sides which allow full access to both
sides are invaluable and the removable/replaceable bottom plate has
allowed us to use custom made adapters that enable the testing of devices
far beyond the scope of simple airfoils. It is certainly one of the
most flexible and competitively priced wind tunnels of its kind. KELVIN® should
be applauded for selling their equipment separate
from module packages for those of us in the profession
who still like to develop our own
projects and curricula."
-Bob Hoskins, Turlock High School, Turlock, California
Classroom
Hydroponics System™ BACK
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"I
found to my surprise that my students gained instant interest in the
area of bio-technology by working with the KELVIN® Classroom
Hydroponics System."
-Paul Frascatore, P.S. 40, Jersey City, NJ
"In
our hydroponics area, the students have started
various experiments to see what plants
grow best in different amounts of light.
Because of the shape of the hydroponics equipment,
it
is easy to do many plant experiments at the
same time. Besides being easy to setup, the
students see the advantages of growing soilless
plants.
We are going to purchase another one so
we can have hydroponics all over the room
all year."
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum,
ID
StyroDesigner™ Foam
Cutter BACK
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"The
kids are using the hot wire cutter to make everything from airplane
bodies to car shapes to maglev vehicles. It's easy for the kindergarten
students to use and, of course, they are very excited to use a "real
tool" that lets them be so creative!
All my students, K-5, look for reasons to
use it!"
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum,
ID
"The
Styrofoam Cutter is great!"
Screen
Printing BACK
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"Screen
printing has been a fun and exciting area
for the kids, they love to design and make
their
own T-Shirts.
This equipment has worked good
for the kids."
-Patrick Klubben, Winner Middle School, Winner,
SD
Communication
Systems BACK
TO TOP "Several
groups of 5th graders have tested this and really
have had great success with it. They are using
it as part of a telemetry project to communicate
via voice as they simulate grabbing a satellite
with
a robotic arm and placing it the shuttle. Kid's
really like this project; they figured
it out without the manual. That's the way kids
do it! Most teachers and visitors need the manual
to
feel comfortable with the equipment."
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum,
ID
CNC
Trainer BACK
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"The CNC
works greatÞThe kids love it."
-Michael Dodd-o, Loch Raven Academy, MD
New
Standards Millennium Labs™ BACK
TO TOP
"The KELVIN® Workstations
provide students with the opportunity to
reinforce mathematics, engineering and science
concepts
as they engage in a variety of problem solving
activities."
-Jack Wilson, Principal, Loch Raven Academy,
Baltimore, MD
"A
note to say the previous quickstart kits
were excellent and we are keen to purchase
some more
equipment."
-Bill Kelton, Eastern Fleurieu School, Strathalbyn,
South Australia
Voice
Over Laser Beam™ BACK
TO TOP
"We used
a modification of your Voice Over Fiber Optics
demonstrator to modulate the output of a
LASER pointer. We were
very pleased with the results
and appreciate the modifications that you
made in the basic transmitter. We were able
to transmit
and
receive a signal at distance up to 100
feet. After testing the unit, it was used
for a workshop for 50 Physics and Science teachers.
Each school
got one. We are very happy with the
unit and recommend it to other schools."
-George Patrinicola, Office of Science, Baltimore
Public Schools, Baltimore, MD
Bridge
Tester BACK
TO TOP
"The PPA
Technology Education Students recently built and tested projects such
as Toothpick Bridges, Balsa Wood Boxes, and even Rolled Newspaper Bridges
with the KELVIN® Bridge Tester. It was
very easy to operate, and did a wonderful
job of testing
all
150 of my students projects. It
was great to watch my students eyes and smiles
getting bigger and bigger as they saw the
tester gauge reach
over 80 pounds for a simple toothpick
structure. They were all very excited and
amazed over what they had achieved."
-Carrie Davis, Phoenix Preparatory Academy,
Phoenix, AZ
Robotic
Arm BACK
TO TOP
"I've been
using the Kelvin Electronics Robotic Arm
in South African schools to introduce kids
to robotics
for the past five years. Students like the
system and find it easy to learn."
-Zoe' Malahe, South Africa
Kel-Botics™ BACK
TO TOP
"The
third grade students were first to try this one out. Without any prior
instruction, they figured out what each function did and created their
own program on the computer to do a pick-and-place manuever. Constant
comments such as ´cool' and ´neat' went along
with the learning. The fifth graders have
affectionately named the robotic arm, Kelvey.
1st
graders explored both manual and computer
interface and think the computer version
is better because
it's like the real thing!"
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum,
ID
Exploratory
CAD CAM™ BACK
TO TOP
"The KELVIN® XY
plotter is a great addition to my engineering
lab. It acts as as a catalyst for the introduction
and
discussion of important concepts
including: applied math skills (graphing
and plotting), modes of communication (person
to
machine, machine
to machine), and materials processing.
It gives the students real life experience
with CAD/CAM which they truly enjoy and get
excited
about."
-Michael Dodd-o, Loch Raven Academy, MD
Hot
Air Balloons BACK
TO TOP
"Using the hot air
ballon as the theme, I've been able to work
with a math teacher to develop an interdisciplinary
unit of study. As the students design
and construct balloons of various geometric
shapes,
important math concepts such as calculating
volume, calculating ratios (weight to
volume), graphing and measuring are explored.
The students are so fascinated as they build
and test
their balloons, they learn to enjoy math
as they use their calculations to determine
which
balloon performs the best."
-Michael Dodd-o, Loch Raven Academy, MD
Kelvin
Krasher™ BACK
TO TOP
"It's exciting
hands-on learning. Students learn to apply
science and mathematics as they design and
build safety
systems including seat belts, air bags
and energy absorbing bumpers."
-Henry Harms, McBee High School, McBee, South
Carolina
Basic
3™ Trainer BACK
TO TOP
"Eighth grade students
in my Introduction to Technology course complete a lab activity based
on KELVIN®'s BASIC 3™ Digital board. Using it, they are introduced
to several digital electronic fundamentals, including logic gate theory
and real world applications, as well as using systems to solve problems.
Having used other digital electronic experiment systems in the past,
I can say that with KELVIN®'s, my students
exhibit the highest level of interest in
and understanding
of, digital electronic fundamentals."
-David E. Simpson, Henry V. Burger Middle School,
W. Henrietta, NY
"First
off, Grades 2 & 3 were able to apply what they had learned about circuitry
using the electronics BASIC 3™ starter kit and gained experience
with input-process-output models. The older students used a similar
problem-solving strategy already and for them it was a validation of
its application when tried with the BASIC 3™.
They also felt they working with something real,
not a toy. That's very important if we
want learning to be meaningful. Best of all,
your product is sturdy and withstood 520 pairs
of hands
using it for five days!"
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum,
ID
Belly
Bear II™ BACK
TO TOP
"Students
from second grade up have explored series and parallel circuits with
this trainer. They learned a lot about individual components as well
as energy requirements. Quick connects are easy for all age levels.
Math club used the activity on how many batteries you need to provide
energy for certain componentsÞreally made
sense! It also was a natural lead in to learning
to
use a digital multimeter to test continuity
in circuits and battery charge."
-Terry Thode, Ernest Hemingway School, Ketchum,
ID
1st
Breadboard Lab™ BACK
TO TOP
"The
First Breadboard Lab works well because
most of the parts are fixed to the
board which makes it easier for the
students
to use and less parts are lost or broken."
-Patrick Klubben,
Winner Middle School, Winner, SD
"We
ordered the 1st Breadboard Lab package
for our
advanced
Communications Technology course.
So far it has
worked well. The students seem to
like the labs.
The manuals are well
written. They are not filled with
excessive
information or mathematics. With
adequate instruction
before each experiment,
the students seem to be able to easily
follow
the instructions and
complete the labs."
-Edward
J. Sienkilewski,
Jr., Ph.D.,
Aberdeen High
School, Aberdeen,
MD
"I
am very
impressed with
your Breadboard
Labs for
teaching electronics. I'm currently
using Mr. Circuit kits
in my
electronic module. However, a problem
exists with the small
products getting
lost or broken. The Breadboard Lab
eliminates this problem."
-John Cwiklinski, Perkins Middle School,
Sandusky Ohio
Home
Wiring Trainer BACK
TO TOP
"The Home Wiring Trainer
has worked very well because of the layout
of the electrical boxes. I have found this
to be
a great
tool for introducing electricity."
-Patrick Klubben, Winner Middle School, Winner,
SD
Laptop
Digital Trainers BACK
TO TOP
"I have eight Digital
Trainers and consider them the best digital
trainer for the money"
Bob Hoskins, Turlock High School, Turlock,
California "I
have 20 Laptop Digital Trainers and have
been using them over 5 years. I
love them."
-Fred Roman, Morristown High School, Morristown,
NJ
Binary
Clocks BACK
TO TOP
"Mr. Hadar, I received
the Binary Clock today and assembled it in 3-1/2 hours. It worked great
and is hanging on the wall in my living room. Everyone that sees it
stares with fascination! They then ask, "How
do you tell time?' I then go into a lecture
about binary numbers. Thank you very much."
-John Tillern
8085
Trainer BACK
TO TOP
"My students have enjoyed
assembling and testing the 8085 trainer board.
It's simplicity means that students get it
up and running
quickly. We have used it to check
all the microprocessor signals as well as
write assembler programs to activate lights,
read switches,
etc.
I highly recommend this board."
-E Kafrissan, Ph.D., New York Institute of
Technology, NYC, NY
EE
Designer Workstation™ BACK
TO TOP
"I am always on the
look out for that special project for those
special students who love the challenge to
go beyond
the realm of normal classroom instruction.
The EE Designer Workstation is very attractive
and has the features that will make industry
experts
envious. The only limit of this trainer
is the limit of the human creative mind.
What an exciting piece of equipment!"
-David L. Miles, Salisbury, MD
"We have
been using the KELVIN® EE
Designer™ in our two year Electronics program.
This trainer has an excellent combination of
features that takes the class from the
beginning analog electronics concepts through
digital concepts to the real world interface
of micro-controllers. The KELVIN® EE Designer™ has
replaced three trainers (analog, digital and
micro-controller) a power supply and function
generator in our classroom. Another great feature
is the large breadboard area."
-Don Warner,
Miles Community College, Miles City, MT DC
Troubleshooting
Trainers™ BACK
TO TOP
"As a very dedicated
and cost conscious electronics instructor, I had previously ordered
a single DC trainer from KELVIN® for
the purpose of analyzing and testing its
classroom
potential.
Since then, I have ordered one for
each student. This trainer has exactly what
the textbooks and traditional theory labs
are missing
instructor-controlled,
fault inserted trainers
which challenge the students to learn procedural
troubleshooting and problem solving habits
at the very beginning of their technical
training."
-David L. Miles, Salisbury, MD Meters
"Thank
you for the opportunity to evaluate your
products and have my opinions considered.
I have ordered
your 100LE multimeters for two different
schools now and really like the way they
perform for
students. I would be hard pressed to find
a better buy for the price."
-Stanley Hohnstadt, West Aurora High School,
Aurora, Illinois
PC
Boards BACK
TO TOP
"We do a lot of designing of
our own circuit boards and the 24" by 36" PC
board is really a good buy at less than 3
cents a square inch. I had ordered the liquid
etchant from you before, but since that is
not
available anymore the Ferric Chloride mix
is also very easy
to use. You might add as a hint
that if you pour about 1/4 of an inch of
solution into a pyrex pan and put the boards
in copper
side down so they float the etching process
is much faster and smoother."
-Stanley Hohnstadt, West Aurora High School,
Aurora, Illinois
Project
Components BACK
TO TOP
"I have always found the price
for your ICs, transistors, and components
to be very
competitive in price and usually superior
in quality to other discount services."
-Stanley Hohnstadt, West Aurora High School,
Aurora, Illinois
