Discover how to craft a simple electric motor using everyday household items in this detailed, step-by-step tutorial. Follow along as we transform basic materials—like copper wire, an old CD, magnets, ...

Scientist Rock Crosslin joined us for some electric experiments! He taught us that electricity is a type of electromagnetic energy. A simple circuit includes a battery or power source, a path or wire, ...

Learn how to make a simple lemon battery and use it as an emergency phone charger in this hands-on science experiment. Watch ...

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THE careful instructions for the eighty-five experiments contained in this little book, together with the useful hints for the construction of apparatus, should serve very well to introduce young ...

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Beth Harris, a Raleigh mom of two, long-time science educator and creator of Fort Kits for Kids, and her son Abe share an easy experiment with a lesson about static electricity. Beth Harris, a Raleigh ...