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Electric motors are everywhere. They power our appliances, tools, and toys. You
may very well wonder - how does an electric motor work?. The best way to do this
is to build one.
Building an electric motor is easy if you use a kit. The finest kit available to make an
electric motor is the
Electric Motor Kit from Slinky Science.
The kit builds up into a working simple electric motor which can be used to power the included
bathtub boat. The kit is suitable for ages eight through adult.
The kit includes all the necessary parts needed to build the motor, but you will need a
'D' cell battery to power the completed motor. Detailed instructions are included
which instruct you in building and operating the motor. It also includes a list of
experiments to improve your understanding of how the motor works.
The following general steps are used in building the motor:
Preparing the parts
Preparing the motor base
Preparing the battery wires
Installing the battery holder and contacts
Winding and installing the armature
Assembling the motor
Troubleshooting
Installing the motor in the motorboat
Building the motor will teach many lessons in basic electricity. Learn how reversing
the polarity affects the motors operation. Find out how the motor uses magnetism to operate.
Watch how magnets first attract, and then repel each other to cause the armature to
spin on the shaft producing usable energy.
The kit is a great way to learn about electricity, motors, and magnetism. And you will
get a great little motor to play with in the process.
Build a simple electric motor with this electric motor kit. Great kit for kids
to use to demonstrate the electromagnetic principal behind building motors.
The World's Simplest Motor kit is quite simply that - the worlds simplest electric
motor!
It consists of an armature and coil of electric wire and battery holder.
For Ages 8 and Up
A coil is formed from the wire in the kit, which is then hung on notches in the
armature
A battery is then connected to the copper leads which are connected to the armature.
An eletromagnetic field is formed and the coil spins.
This is a great project to show how an electric motor works and the electromagnetic
principals involved. Building an electric motor is a wonderful science project for
kids!
The electric motor kit contains everything needed to build an electric motor, however
a "D" size battery is needed.
A list of experiments is included with the kit.
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