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Electric Car

The Electric Car made should be able to move forward, left and right. Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Chassis 1  Mumbai: Lamington Road 2 Screws for the chassis 2  Hardware Shop 3 Wheels – Big 2  Mumbai: Lamington Road 4 Castor wheel 1  Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 Battery 9 V  2  Local Stationery...

Upcycling

What is Upcycling? Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. Upcycling is the opposite of downcycling, which is the other half of the recycling process. Downcycling involves converting materials and products...

Hydroelectric Project

In this project we shall generate electricity from the flow of water. Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Cardboard 1 Local hardware store 2 CD  2 Mumbai: Lamington Road 3 Neodymium Magnets 2 Local Stationery 4 Copper coil 32 gauge 1 Scrap 5 Tape 1 Local Stationery 6 Scissors 1 Local Stationery 7 PVC...

Air Filter

Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Cardboard boxes (or enough cardboard to make two boxes) 2 Local hardware store 2 Cotton Filter Cloth for fine dust particles  1 Mumbai: Crawford Market 3 Battery 12 V with suitable adapter  1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 4 Motor 1000 rpm 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 Tin can 1...

Basic Circuits

Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Wires 10 Mumbai: Lamington Road 2 LED 5 Mumbai: Lamington Road 3 Motor 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 4 Resistor 330 Ohms 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 9 V Battery 1 Local Stationery 6 Rocker Switch 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road What the Children will Learn: About basic electrical components...

Pinhole Camera

Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Cardboard 1 Scrap 2 Black Chart Paper  1 Local Stationery 3 Butter Paper 1 Local Stationery 4 Pin 1 Local Stationery 5 Tape 1 Local Stationery 6 Scissors 1 Local Stationery 7 Cutter 1 Local Stationery   Further External Resources: Video – Arvind Gupta – How to make...

Potential & Kinetic Energy

Potential Energy Potential Energy of an object is the energy it possesses due to its position relative to other objects. Kinetic Energy Kinetic Energy of an object is the energy it possesses due to its motion. External Links: Explanation/ Animation for in-class teaching – Smart Learning for All – Potential & Kinetic Energy

Friction

Friction is the force which resists the relative motion between objects sliding against each other. The friction between the surfaces moving relative to each other converts kinetic energy to heat energy. An example is rubbing two pieces of wood against each other to start a fire. External Links: Explanation/ Animation for in-class teaching – Make Me...

DIY: DC Motor

Worksheet for Educators to be used in-class. Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Insulated Copper Wire – Gauge 23 100 grams Mumbai: Lohar Chawl 2 Battery 1.5 V 1 Local Stationery 3 Safety Pins 2 Local Stationery 4 Neodymium Magnet (60 mm Dia) 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 Sandpaper 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road/ Paint Shop...

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