Energy Stick™

This is a very cool product. I highly recommend.

I teach fourth grade, and my students love this device! We can discuss conductors/insulators, complete circuits,

My three kids, ages 11, 8 and 3 were fascinated by this toy. They worked together to see what would conduct and make it light up. They even noted that some things worked better than others, louder or softer, more light. Great way to explore circuits.

Works great! Tried it around the house: found out what was a conductor and what was not. Hours of fun. Super cool toy.

I bought this with the intention of providing new experiences and amazing my daycare children, however this little device amazes both young and old! My grandchildren love showing people how it works and so do I. So glad I bought it!

It's really fun to play with for a little while, but the sound it makes is like nails on a chalkboard!

My students and I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about circuits with an exciting, colorful energy stick! There are many ways to show the kiddoes how important correct connections are to circuits. I do wish it had some form of battery or it could be recharged.

With only a half-hour to throw a Valentine's Party, this was an ideal quick experiment. They are studying electricity, so this was perfect and fit well into their current lesson plan. In honor of Valentine's Day, we tested everybody to see how "electric" their personalities were. We started out with 2 kids and demonstrated the open/closed circuit. Then we kept adding a couple kids, until we had the entire class of 20 and the closed circuit was still working! Then, we broke the circuit and had 2 kids place their fingers into the same pan of water and closed the circuit again. This prompted a short discussion of whether it was a parallel or series circuit. Big hit with the kids, and the teacher loved it also.

I love it and so does my class.

We have used smaller toys to show circuits before, but everyone loved this one more as it was so bright and showy. The fact that it is clear makes the electrical circuit more transparent as well.

I used my energy stick both at a parent meeting and with my kids at the beginning of the year. I offered the stick to them as a way to "shake hands" and when it didn't light up, I looked quizzical and then asked them to shake my other hand while we still held the energy stick. Of course that completed the circuit and it lit up. Lots of fun, as well as a good intro to circuits.

This little gadget is one you must have! My son got it for Christmas. He turns 8 soon and is having a Mad Scientist party. We are going to use this in a game (with kids and the adults) to see how many people we can use to complete the circuit and still have it work. It will be a fun way to get the parents involved with the kids. We've been fiddling with it a lot already and it is very fun/interesting/educational.

I recently attended Girl Scout Training and the Trainer had an energy stick and it was a great way to get everyone talking. My Scouts are working on a Journey about energy and how to conserve it an look for better ways of using it. The energy stick is a very fun, educational tool!

The kids love them.

It only took about a minute for a small group of our 6th graders to complete the circuit and stop all other centers so that all could have the opportunity to play. The entire class completed the circuit and when someone would let go - (a sneaky trick)- the "circuit breaker" was located. The sound and lights also excited our 5th and 7th graders who could hear the sound from the hallway and wanted to see.
This is just one of the many fun activities we have had thanks to Steve Spangler!!! Yea!

My 3rd graders got the concept of building a circuit and that it must be a loop thanks to this and the energy balls. They thought it was the coolest thing to have the flow go thru them.

Your energy stick has been an amazing hit at our Elementary School. My 3rd grade students were studying conductors and insulators. We sat in a circle making a whole class connection. Then we tested various materials by two students taking hold of a wooden ruler, a pencil, a book, an aluminum can, and inserting their fingers in a bowl of water. The students really grasped the concept!

It has since been used by our 4th grade team studying closed and open circuits.

My students LOVED this gadget. Great product!

Our preschool class loved this! We had been making circuits with our snap circuit set so they under stand that electricity moves in a circle. What fun we had joining our hands and becoming a "living" circuit of friends. The stick been dropped numerous times and is still functioning! Thanks for a quality hands on science experience.

It took my 6th graders about 15 seconds to realize that they were completing a circuit but then they went on to try to figure out which objects were conductors and which ones were insulators (in fact, that's their language, not mine!)! From there, they tried to figure out how many people the circuit could handle before the electricity wouldn't travel anymore. This "toy" did more for advancing their knowledge of the scientific method than I could have done in a lecture, for sure! My only "problem" is that the batteries are not replaceable.