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Electric Motor

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Bright and attractive graphics are included to explain how an electric motor works. Along the way, there are a few multiple-choice question slides can be used to pause and evaluate student comprehension. This presentation would be useful if you are preparing high school physical scientists to design electric motors.

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electric motors, electric currents, electricity, magnetic fields, magnets, conductivity

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electric current, electricity, conductor, electric motor, magnetic field, fleming's left hand rule, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Science
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