Author's Suggestions for Faraday Motor
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Minimalist Motors |
Building a simple motor is much easier than most people realize. All it takes is a battery, a magnet and a piece of wire. This lesson reviews some simple motors and demonstrates a minimalist design constructed from a button cell battery, some wire, and a small but... |
4 Average: 4 (5 votes) |
26-Jan-13 | guy | |
Iron and Magnets |
This lesson provides general backround on magnets, and suggests several classroom activities involving magnets and iron filings. These include
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2.82353 Average: 2.8 (17 votes) |
25-Jan-13 | guy | |
Basic Electromagnets |
This lesson provides some general background on electromagnets and describes three simple activities for students to explore on their own. For reference, it also includes formulas for the magnetic field strength around several common types of electromagnets. learning... |
3.25 Average: 3.3 (8 votes) |
25-Jan-13 | guy | |
Classroom Rail Gun |
This lesson introduces two homemade versions of the "electric rail gun", a device that uses the principles of electromagnetic propulsion to drive a rod or axle along a pair of conducting rails. Both versions are suitable for in-class demonstration or hands-on activities.... |
4.10345 Average: 4.1 (29 votes) |
25-Jan-13 | guy | |
A Survey of Simple Electric Motors |
This lesson provides general background on motors and surveys a number of projects for constructing simple motors. Motors teach us about several of the basic ideas of electromagnetism, but the fundamental operation of a motor rests on only two simple principles: ... |
2.88889 Average: 2.9 (9 votes) |
24-Jan-13 | guy |