Linear Motor Laboratory

This paper describes use of a linear motor as a starting point for introducing related electricity and magnetism concepts. The Linear Motor Laboratory consists of a series of mechanisms and student learning activities centered around a reconstruction of the Charles Page Electromagnetic Engine patent...

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Published in:	Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal) Vol. 22; no. 4
Main Authors:	Bull, Glen, Garofalo, Joe, Watts, Jo, Littman, Michael, Sherman, Roger
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 2022
Subjects:	Computer Assisted Design Energy Engineering Education Engines Laboratories Learning Activities Magnets Middle School Students Outcomes of Education Virginia
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Summary:	This paper describes use of a linear motor as a starting point for introducing related electricity and magnetism concepts. The Linear Motor Laboratory consists of a series of mechanisms and student learning activities centered around a reconstruction of the Charles Page Electromagnetic Engine patented in 1854. This work was undertaken in the Make to Learn Laboratory at the University of Virginia in consultation with the curators at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The original patent model in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution was used as a reference for modern-day reconstructions. Instructions for fabrication of a linear motor and associated Computer-Assisted Design (CAD) files are available in the Educational CAD Model Repository.