Maker+Club

=Maker Club Rules:=

1. Don't put anything in your mouth. 2. Don't put anything in your pockets. 3. **Be safe!!!!** 4. Listen to each other (and adults) 5. Lend a helping hand to each other = = =Simple Circuits=

= = [|Make a simple paper circuit]

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"A **homopolar motor** is a direct current electric **motor** with two magnetic poles, the conductors of which always cut unidirectional lines of magnetic flux by rotating a conductor around a fixed axis so that the conductor is at right angles to a static magnetic field." [|Wikipedia]

Tips from[| First 4 Magnets]:

1) The wire can be bent to form any shape but one end must be touching the positive terminal of the battery and the other must be in contact with the neodymium magnet. 2) The key is to make a shape with the wire that allows it to balance properly, if it is unbalanced it will soon fall off the battery as it begins to spin. 3) Please be careful if making your own DIY homopolar motor as the wire and battery can become very hot. 4) Neodymium magnets are the strongest in the world that’s why you will often see a neodymium disc magnet used in this configuration. The stronger the magnet, the quicker the wire will spin.

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