TeacherGeek Wiggle-Bot User manual

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Quick Start
1 Motor with Holder & Leads
Colors will vary.
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...
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.
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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4 Gears
50Tooth, 40Tooth,
20Tooth, 10Tooth
6 Dowels
2 300mm (12in), 2 150mm (6in),
1 75mm (3in), 1 50mm (2in)
2 Steel Wire
300mm (12in)
1 Motor Mount
1 AA Battery Holder
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2 Perpendicular Blocks
Materials in the TeacherGeek 1823-17 Wiggle-Bot Kit

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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