Developed in collaboration with a science teacher from Pennsylvania, our build your own solar LED Jar light is a fun and creative way to teach and learn about solar electricity. Use your own mason jar or recycled jar and build a colorful LED light that automatically comes on at night and goes off at dawn. Choose from 5 different color LED's or the new "Firefly string light" option. I prefer to use a wide-mouth mason jar or anything that is wide enough for the battery pack.
For optimum brightness the white jar light kit now comes with a 5V 80mA solar panel and 3-AAA battery pack. This kit is an additional $2.00 to cover costs for the additional battery, larger holder and larger solar panel. The new "Firefly in a jar" string light is $4.00 additional.
Comes with everything you need.
Colored Jar light:
White & Firefly Jar Light:
This kit is pre-wired and DOES NOT require soldering. Tools required: Hot glue gun or silicone adhesive, electric drill.
A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this kit are being donated to help provide solar education to disadvantaged communities in Africa.
Science Teachers!
Curriculum is available as a pdf for free:
Solar Jar Light Lab Manual - Elementary Level for pre-wired kits.
Solar Jar Light Lab Manual - Middle School Secondary - for pre-wired kits.
Solar Jar Light Lab Manual - High School Secondary - This is the high school level curriculum and is for the kit requiring soldering.