Discover the exciting world of electricity
The workshops are tailored to the age and knowledge level of the children. The lessons are designed so that they can be combined with the Science Centre and the Experience Centre, or worked on individually and thematically with a class. The teaching material is also suitable as a supplement to STEM subjects.
One of our specialities is children's birthday parties (solar workshop). Due to high demand, these are available exclusively to Primeo Energie customers.
We offer our services on weekdays at the Primeo Energie headquarters in Münchenstein (Weidenstrasse 27) and at our location in Olten (Aarburgerstrasse 39).
You can also find our locations on the interactive STEM map: Münchenstein, Olten.
Build your own solar vehicle
In this workshop, we offer children a playful introduction to the world of renewable energies. Under the guidance of experts, the solar pioneers build their own solar-powered vehicles. They can choose from: a car, tractor, ship, cable car, quad bike, three-wheeled motorbike (trike), robot or Mars rover. One model variant can be chosen per workshop. The solar vehicle models are equipped with a miniature solar cell that provides the energy needed to power them.
Course duration: 3 hours
Number of participants: 10 to 25 children
Target groups: This offer is aimed exclusively at school classes and holiday pass holders.
Children's birthday party with a difference
Building, bolting, drilling, grinding, painting and laughing. Fun is guaranteed as children build their own solar vehicle, which they then keep. At registration, the birthday boy or girl decides which solar vehicle should be built. A wide selection is available based on photos of the models.
The children learn all kinds of interesting facts about solar technology – the materials that make a solar cell and how they generate electricity, and where they are used in everyday life. After the work, the children still have plenty of time to celebrate and enjoy the birthday. Important: Parents must bring cakes, drinks, mugs, napkins, etc. with them.
Course duration: 3 hours (Monday to Friday)
Age: from first grade
Number of participants: 10 to 15 children
Target groups: Children of Primeo Energie customers
Experiments with high voltage
In this workshop, we explore the following questions in a playful way:
- Where does the term ‘electricity’ come from?
- What is electricity, and why is voltage necessary?
- How does an electrical circuit work?
- What does magnetism have to do with electricity?
- What are conductors and insulators?
- How dangerous is 230V mains electricity?
At the end of the workshop, the pupils can take home a game of skill they have made themselves.
Course location: Currently only Münchenstein
Course duration: 2 hours
Age: Years 3 to 6£
Number of participants: 10 to 25 children
Target groups: This offer is aimed exclusively at school classes.
Let there be light!
We press the switch and suddenly we have light! But what does it take to make this happen? In this workshop, children and young people build their own LED lamp. They learn about the connections between the production, distribution and use of electricity. They understand what it takes to make a lamp light up. At the same time, they become more aware of how to use electrical energy consciously.
Course duration: 3 hours
School level: Years 4 to 6
Number of participants: 10 to 25 children
Target groups: This offer is aimed exclusively at school classes below the table.
Holiday pass
A varied and exciting program in the region
Every year during the summer holidays, Primeo Energie makes its solar workshops available to all regional holiday pass organisations. A total of around 800 children attend the courses each year. The aim is for the children to build and try out a solar-powered model of a vehicle within three hours. They are also given a simple explanation of how photovoltaic cells work and where they are used in everyday life.
The program is only available in German.
The following holiday passes offer our workshops during the summer holidays:
- Regio Ferienpass Birseck-Leimental
- Ferienpass Laufental-Thierstein
- X-Island, Ferienpass Regio Liestal
- Basler Ferienpass
- Ferienpass Bezirk Rheinfelden
- Ferien(s)pass hinteres Leimental
- Ferienpass Region Olten
Interested parties can register for the workshops directly via the respective holiday pass.
Family Pass Region Basel
Family Pass was founded in 2004. Nine sponsoring organisations jointly support the association financially and ideally, thereby making a major contribution to family support in north-western Switzerland
Primeo Energie is one of the nine sponsoring organisations of the Family Pass Region Basel, which it supports financially. Primeo Energie also offers a solar workshop in every Family Pass magazine. This gives children whose parents are not Primeo Energie customers the opportunity to take part in one of the popular solar workshops.
The program is only available in German.
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