1. Build a Circuit

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2. Vinegar Batteries

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3. Electrons On The Go

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4. Conducting Currents

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5. Lemon Battery

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6. Lighting Light Bulbs

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7. Conductivity Tester

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8. Burgler Alarm

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9. Steady Hand Game

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10. Alternative Energy

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11. 8

Connect the wires to the battery to turn on the motor, and try to write with the pen.  ...

12. 6

Test whether the motor is working by using an elastic band to attach the wires to the battery. Disconnect the wires before starting the next step.  ...

13. 5

Tape battery and motor to the pen. Ensure that that the motor is at the top of the pen (with the axel above the top of the pen). Ensure also that the battery is taped within reach of the stripped wires. ...

14. 1

MATERIALS: Electrical tape Wire clippers 1 per student of the following: Mini motor Battery Length of covered wire (stripped at the ends, roughly the length of the pen) ...

15. 6

NOTE: Making an electromagnet uses up the battery quickly, so disconnect the wires when you are done exploring. The quickly moving current turns electric energy into heat energy and the wire can get ...

16. 4

Now remove about 2 cm of the plastic coating from both ends of the wire and attach the one wire to one end of a battery and the other wire to the other end of the battery. Use tape to connect the wires ...

17. 1

MATERIALS: Large iron nail (about 3 inches) 3 feet of insulated copper wire A fresh D size battery Paper clips or other small magnetic objects Tape  ...

18. The World's Simplest Motor

... fields, repelling and attracting each other, can be used to convert the electrical energy of the battery into the mechanical energy of a spinning part. This activity can take 20 minutes (including discussion) ...

19. Build a Circuit

... In order to create an electric current we need two things: an energy source (a battery) and a circular path for the electrons to travel on (a complete circuit). One Ampere (Amp) on the multimeter equals ...

20. Vinegar Batteries

... cells in series to create a battery and light up an LED. Introduction One way of creating an electric current is by using something called an electrochemical cell. Electrochemical cells use stored ...