Simple motor

Simple motor photo

The objective of this project is to learn how a motor works, then make a simple motor. Participants will learn to wind a piece of wire to make an armature, then put together the armature, magnet, and battery to make a working motor. The materials are: wire, magnet, paper clip, and an AA battery.

LED flasher

LEF flasher photo

The objectives of this project are to learn soldering, use hand tools, and have exposure to electronics. A PCB and some components, such as transistors, LED, resistors, capacitors, and a battery are provided. Participants will learn to assemble electronics components onto the PCB to make a LED flashing device. This circuit demonstrates how to make an LED flashers, which requires more than 1.5V to work on a single 1.5V AA battery.

Magnetic levitation

Magnetic levitation photo

The objectives of this project are learning hand skills, electromagnetism, and electronics. This workshop involves soldering, wood cutting, and joining pieces together to make a magnetic levitation device. Participants will learn the concepts of magnetism and electromagnetism, and design a stand to support the magnetic levitation module. Participants can select from scrap pieces of woods, acrylic boards, or any materials provided that suite their design to make the stand.