TeacherGeek Super Wiggle-Bot User manual

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Quick Start
4 Gears
50 Tooth, 40 Tooth,
20 Tooth, 10 Tooth
8 Dowels
4 300mm (12in), 2 150mm (6in),
1 75mm (3in), 1 50mm (2in)
4 Steel Wires
300mm (12in)
1 Motor with Holder & Leads
1 AA Battery Holder
2 Connector Strips
Colors will vary.
1 Hole Plate
3 Perpendicular Blocks
2 Screws & Nuts
Tape
2-4 Markers
1 AA Battery
Large Paper or
Poster Sheet
Get Ready...
What You Have
What You Need
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Scissors
Optional...
Phillips
Screwdriver
Something to Cut
Strips & Dowels
TeacherGeek Multi-Cutter
Recycling Bin &
Other Materials
1. Bend
Bend up the leads
on the motor holder.
Turn the motor
on and off by connecting
and disconnecting leads.
Materials in the TeacherGeek 1823-16 Super Wiggle-Bot Kit
Make sure wires go through
the motor mount. If they
don’t, they will break off.
Battery
This is a real engineering project (not a toy). What does that mean? You get to design and build
your own unique Wiggle-Bot, rather than just following directions. You’ll also get to cut, wire and
maybe even pound. Experiment and try different ideas. Keep improving and changing your designs.
• Plastic Containers
• Bottles & Caps
• Plastic Utensils
• Boxes
• Other Things
Put a battery in the holder
and connect the leads.
Battery
Put the battery into the
holder with the flat side
against the spring.
(TeacherGeek Multi-Cutter,
Pruning Shears, Saw)
4. Run
2. Power
Open alligator
clip leads by
pinching.
3. Pinch
Get Set...
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Quick Start
How do you get
dowels into holes?
Tip: Make dowels
side easier by
rubbing with a
crayon or wax.
5. Spin
Cut
You can cut dowels
and connector strips
to fit your projects.
Use a TeacherGeek
Multi-Cutter, a saw,
or pruning shears.
Battery
Experiment...
Want to learn about
electricity using your
Wiggle-Bot? Download
the electricity lab at:
teachergeek.com/wiggle
Attach different
components to your
motor. Make it spin
fast, slow or wobbly.
Attach the motor
to a dowel. Then
attach other
components.
Bend wire feet to
change how and
where it wiggles.
Use other materials
to add to and change
your Wiggle-Bot.
Use tape to
keep wires
away from
moving parts.
Tape
6. Build
Roll or Spin
Hop
Wiggle in
Circles or
patterns
Wiggle Forwards
7. Try
Can you make a Wiggle-Bot that will..
Dowels
Push &
Wiggle
Tap with
a Hammer
or
?
Tip: Place the component
you’re tapping the dowel
into on a hard surface. It
may need a hole for the
dowel to go through.
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Go!!!
Attach markers to your
Wiggle-Bot. Can you make it
draw crazy and fun patterns
on a sheet of paper?
Try creating a Wiggle-Bot that
is made for speed. Compete
against other Wiggle-Bots, or
go for your own record.
Use Wiggle-Bot components to
make your own inventions. Can
you make a fan or wiggling pen
(a pen that wiggles when you try
and write with it)?
Quick Start
It’s time for you to design and build your own
Wiggle-Bot. Here are some challenges...
Ideas...
Invent
Scribble Race
Get help, watch videos and find more information at teachergeek.com/wiggle
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