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 * Day 5 **



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 * Project 1 - Portable wind turbine/generator **
 * Project 2 - Falling water /generator **

Status - Close to functioning! (water pouring through tube spins a propeller, turning a motor which will act as a generator and produce electricity.) Minor tweaks needed! Status - Functioning! Wrapping a fishing line allows students to spin a disc with 8 magnets inserted in it close to two coils of wire, resulting in a generator being built from scratch that converts pizza energy into electricity which lights two LED's.
 * Project 3 - Falling water tube generator **
 * Project 4 - Constructing a generator from magnets and wire (producing electricity through human motion **

media type="custom" key="23150100" Status - Close to functioning! A wind turbine spins a disc with 8 magnets inserted in it close to two coils of wire inserted into a hockey puck, resulting in a generator being built from scratch that in the next week will convert pizza energy into electricity which will light an LED.
 * Project 5 - Hockey puck generator **

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We had another wonderful day in the E-HAC course today. In addition to coming closer to finishing our projects (building generators from magnets/wire, building windmills from scratch, using various tools, including the laser cutter to make two different types of water turbines), we also headed across the street to MIT's D-Lab today to see some of the approaches they have used to solve the same electricity generation problems our students have been encountering. All-in-all, an incredible day - it's hard to believe that it will be all over tomorrow.
 * Day 4 **

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 * Trip to D-Lab **
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 * Project 1 - Portable wind turbine/generator **
 * Project 2 - Falling water turbine/generator **

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 * Project 3 - Falling water tube generator **

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 * Project 4 - Constructing a generator from magnets and wire (producing electricity through human motion) and Project 5 - Hockey puck **

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Day 3 at NuVu has been an amazing day. Students have started working on their projects and the various electricity generating devices have begun to take shape. Take a look at the following videos that document the progress that each team has been making.
 * Day 3 **

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 * Project 1 - Portable wind turbine/generator **
 * Project 2 - Falling water turbine/generator **
 * Project 3 - Falling water tube generator **
 * Project 4 - Constructing a generator from magnets and wire (producing electricity through human motion) **
 * Project 5 - Hockey puck generator **
 * Day 2 **

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Our first day of EHAC at NuVu was spent becoming familiar with the space, the coaches, the tools and the challenge. Coaches David Wang and Sean Stevens introduced themselves, toured students around the NuVu space, showed them the intimate workings of some of the tools, including NuVu's laser cutter and 3d printer. We looked at the concept of electricity generation, brainstormed some ideas for generators, and finished off the day by tinkering with batteries and motors, including turning motors into generators. media type="custom" key="23100614"
 * Day 1 **


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