The Mud Powered Alarm Clock
Arguably, one of the biggest challenges that has faced environmental campaigners is that of educating today’s youth. The problems affecting the younger generations are widely reported in the media, accurately or otherwise, and it is now all too common to associate teens with bad behaviour. Furthermore, emerging generations are depicted as being innately self-centred. Ultimately, however, the youth of today will inherit the Earth. Unfortunately, the Earth is not in the fit state that it ought to be – all thanks to previous generations. Ensuring that children are made sufficiently aware of environmental problems that are currently being experienced, which will no doubt worsen during their lifetimes, is absolutely fundamental.
Kids, however, do not always want to learn about the more miserable facts of life. Thus, education ought to be delivered very carefully and raising awareness in a fun and enjoyable way is key to ensuring that children learn the values of looking after the planet Earth. In this respect, the mud-powered digital alarm clock, which is sold in popular electronics stores such as Maplin, is an excellent gadget that can help to encourage children to think about the wider issues affecting the environment, whilst learning a little chemistry in the process. Indeed, the mud-powered digital clock comprises two pots of damp soil, which is readily and freely available from just about anywhere, which are then connected via cables that use copper and zinc to create a flow of electrons – powering the LCD display. Assembling this gadget from scratch is guaranteed to get kids thinking positively and constructively.
