Building_an_Electric_Motor_Lab

Building an Electric Motor Lab //What does an electric subway car have in common with a food blender, a computer disk drive, and an automated teller machine? At first glance, these things may appear to be unrelated but each one contains an electric motor. Electric motors are devices the convert electrical energy into motion. In this lab, you will build an operating electric motor.//

Use the directions handed out in class to complete the lab. Use the notes below to help in recording your data and creating your lab report.
 * Analyze and Conclude #1 (sheet)-Write down your prediction for the direction of the turning of the coil in terms upwards or downwards. Make a quick sketch of how you used the second right hand rule to make your prediction.
 * Analyze and Conclude #1 (slide)- Use the photo of your setup (Step 6) and some inserted words and shapes to demonstrate how you used the second right hand rule to show how you predicted the direction of movement of the wire coil. (Remember your sketch from above?) Then insert your video of what you actually observed. (Click on the //Media Browser// (top right corner of Keynote window) and select the video to put on the slide.) Put your description on the top, labeled photo on the left and the video on the right.
 * Make sure to explain why things are happening clearly. Many of you are missing points here!
 * Finish your lab early and PROOFREAD IT!!!!
 * Remember to open your photos in Preview and flip the images horizontally if you are using your computer to take the photos.
 * Remember your materials slide. Make your table lines transparent.
 * Keep in your mind things like font size, spacing, etc. while creating your Keynote. (See the suggestions from earlier labs if you need a reminder.)
 * Save videos of when things do not go well! You can use these videos (regular speed or slow motion) to answer the //Analyze and Conclude// questions at the end.

Some things to try if things are not working: [|MotorReminders.JPG]

You will need to create a Keynote report, as we did in the previous lab. Make sure to save your report using the correct name (ElectricMotorLab). Your lab should be submitted into my Drop Box prior to the start of class on the due date (see below). Also, you will need to to submit a printed sheet (one sheet), so you will need to change your layout when printing to put multiple slides per page.
 * Submitting You Report**

Due dates: Block B- November 25 Block D- November 26 Block E- November 26