Monday, September 26, 2011

Water Wheel Generator

We spent the day preparing ideas for building our water wheel and generator on Wednesday. We came up with a supply list and a more detailed concept of how our machine will work and what supplies we would need to get the most out of our project.

Generator Supplies:
4 1x2x5 ceramic magnets
1 #30 magnet wire (200ft)
1 mini lightbulb
1 piece of cardboard 8cm x 30.4cm
1 large nail

Water Wheel Supplies:
Bike wheel
Plastic shot glasses
Large tub

(Supply list subject to change upon experimentation.)

Example Videos:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Sz8oT8ou0&feature=player_embedded#!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KtFZMN7_Bw

2 comments:

  1. Sounds interesting. I look forward to watching the experiment unfold as you work on it.

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  2. I saw the wheel coming together from accross the classroom today. I'm excited to see how your project progresses as well!

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