Mini Motors Explanation?

Yesterday, for science, we followed up on previous explanations about electricity and made a mini motor with LEDs! I asked you to try and figure out yourself how it worked. Some parts of the explanation are complicated, but I only want you to get the basic idea. See if you can figure it out with your peers in class today and then we will discuss.

See these websites for more information about mini motors:

How to make simple motors

Ducksters Physics for Kids Motors

Explain that stuff magnetism

Sciencing Info on Electromagnetism

Homopolar motors and how they work

Steve Spangler’s Motors