In this activity, students get to set-up and connect their own electric motor, and make their own wacky pens!
Electric motors are extremely useful, and can be found in tonnes of familiar items, from blenders and mixers, to computers and cars!
In this activity, students get to set-up and connect their own electric motor, and make their own wacky pens!
Electric motors are extremely useful, and can be found in tonnes of familiar items, from blenders and mixers, to computers and cars!
Build a simple circuit to power a motor.
Per Group:
electrical tape
wire clippers
Per Student:
Mini motor
Battery
Length of covered wire (stripped at the ends, roughly the length of the pen)
Pen
Film canister lids or a 4 cm diameter circle cut from heavy cardboard (punched with a hole just large enough to fit on motor axle)
Small piece of plasticine
* Hobby motors can be purchased at hobby or electronics stores