What do these items have in common?

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How much faster is it to clean a coffee stain with a motor than without? Challenge

How much faster is it to whisk an egg white meringue with a motor than without?

Challenge:

Now watch part of my CHRISTMAS LECTURE at the Royal Institution. Find out how fast a motorised robot can solve the Rubik’s cube challenge.

Can motors make life easier?

Explore

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boat

toy

motorwayImagine

a road with a motor !

motorway

Do everyday words make science sense?

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Michael Faraday

Engineer: Prof D George

You: the pupils

Be imaginative and think of new things

we have not yet seen.

Remember the importance of the

motor.

How will the new object be better

than I have already?

Prepare a short presentation to promote

your invention to an expert funding panel.

Design an advert to show the

advantages of your new invention.

Invent a new motorised object

How can a motor make an everyday item amazing?

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In the News: October 2014

Talk about the advantages of 3D printing in cases such as this one. Think about the age of the patient, the location of the printer and the

non-specialist manufacturing team.

A five year old Scottish girl is the first child in the UK to have a prosthetic hand made with 3D printing technology at home.

Communicate

How can motors be life changing?

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