Materials List: Efficiency of an Electromechanical System

Per group:

  • 2 LEGO motors
  • 3 LEGO LED light bulbs
  • LEGO base (~15 x 25 cm)
  • a few flat LEGO pieces to connect motors to base (they need to be raised)
  • 2 LEGO electrical connector wires
  • 2 ~2-3 cm diameter washers
  • ~1 m thin string or heavy thread
  • meter stick
  • Student Worksheets, one per student
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