{"id":318,"date":"2009-02-01T19:32:09","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T03:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.superchargedsciencefairprojects.com\/?p=318"},"modified":"2009-02-01T19:32:09","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T03:32:09","slug":"alternative-energy-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awesomescienceprojects.com\/blog\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Energy Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being green is red-hot right now, so it&#8217;s not surprising how many emails we get asking how kids can do ultra-cool science fair projects on alternative energy.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the best ways to start is to visit a toy store and pick up a kit that has a solar cell, solar motor, and propeller combination.\u00c2\u00a0 Once you have these items, it&#8217;s easy to power things like race cars, solar boats, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 Here are a few images from our own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awesomescienceprojects.com\/sciencekits.htm#rov\">Solar Power<\/a> science fair 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