How To Build a SIMPLE Motor by HowToLou
Contest Winner
video How To Build a SIMPLE Motor
Anyone can easily build a simple motor with a few wires and a magnet.  This would be a great science fair project.
Bill WW says: Jan 26, 2013. 11:52 AM
Nice work on the motor, will be very ISTRUCTABLE to a lot of students.
Good luck on gthe contest, fellow finalist!

Also thanks for the mole catching education, I will try it.
HowToLou (author) says: Jan 26, 2013. 1:16 PM
Thank you and good luck to you as well! I hope we win an Instructables robot that will do our chores for us, while we have fun making stuff :)
mathiemom says: Jan 25, 2013. 7:02 PM
I love this simple motor! What Citizen Science Challenge were you responding to?
HowToLou (author) says: Jan 25, 2013. 8:27 PM
Thank You, MathieMom! If your kids master the simple motor, have them try my other bigger motor. It is only a little more complicated, but teaches a lot more about how DC motors work, and is powerful enough to also be cool :)

I can't comment on anything, contest-related, until the winners are announced. I hope you understand. -Lou
akekkar says: Jan 23, 2013. 9:18 PM
Thanks, nice work.
sam schoser says: Dec 3, 2012. 10:01 AM
thank you for this wonderful post my daughter will flip for this one
lindawaldman says: Dec 1, 2012. 7:47 AM
I'm going to have my kids try to build this, it's a great way to learn how a motor works.
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