Unit 3 Electric Motors
How Can I Make the “Best” (most efficient) Electric Motor?
How does electrical energy in an electric motor system become energyavailable for work?
Why does an electric motor have magnets and a coil of wire?
Can we model what’s inside the motor?
How can we visualize what it is that makes the coil spin?
How do we model the efficiency of the electric motor?
How efficient is an electric motor that I build from scratch?
How can I use a computer model to improve the efficiency of my motor?
Videos
How does a motor work? What parts make up an electric motor?
Student Activity Sheets:
How can I build a simple electric motor?
Video for teachers:
Videos for students:
Student Activity Sheets:
Student Activity Sheets:
Can we model what’s inside the motor?
Student Activity Sheets:
How can we visualize what it is that makes the coil spin?
Student Activity Sheets:
Student Activity Sheets:
Lesson 8:
How do we model the efficiency of the electric motor?
Video:
Student Activity Sheets:
How efficient is an electric motor that I build from scratch?