How Do You Make A DC Generator For A Science Project?
You can use everyday items to make a simple DC generator. To generate an electric current, all you need do is move a conducting material, such as copper wire, through a magnetic field. This is because electricity is caused by the flow of electrons from an area of high electric potential to low electric potential. The difference in electric potential between two points is called the voltage of the circuit. Fold the cardboard into rectangular prism. The length of the longest side must be shorter than the rod. The width must be wide enough to fit both magnets and the rod with copper wire wrapped around it. A pen or pencil makes a good rod. Attach the magnets to opposite long sides of the rectangle, with opposite poles facing one another. Pierce holes in the short sides of the rectangle so the rod can spin freely. Cut 2 inches off the copper wire and coil the rest around the rod, leaving 2 inches of copper wire free on both ends. Pass both free ends along the rod, and out of the same end o
