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Khan Academy: Build Your Own Motor

9th - 10th
In this video, Khan Academy shows you how to build a simple motor using magnets. [7:18]
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Khan Academy: Electromagnet: Electromagnetic Field (Forward vs. Reverse)

9th - 10th
Apply current in both directions and notice that the response is different. [0:35]
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Khan Academy: Electromagnet: Electromagnetic Field (Loop)

9th - 10th
A demonstration of the simplest electric motor showing current being applied to a single loop of wire. This is the principal observation leading to all electric motors. Based on actual observations from 1819 by Hans Christian Oersted....
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Khan Academy: Electromagnet: Discovery of Electromagnetism

9th - 10th
Hans Christian Orsted made this famous observation in 1819 when he discovered electromagnetism.
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Khan Academy: Pencil Resistor

6th - 8th
A pencil causes a change in the deflection, similar to the effect of adding an electromagnet. Why? Watch this video and find out! [1:04]
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Khan Academy: Series Load

6th - 8th
Why does the deflection change when an electromagnet is attached to the circuit? Does it matter what side of the electromagnet we test? Watch this video to find out. [1:11]