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Faraday's Law

Light a light bulb by waving a magnet. This demonstration of Faraday's Law shows you how to reduce your power bill at the expense of your grocery bill.

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Topics

Main Topics

  • Faraday's law
  • Magnetic Field
  • Magnet

Related Topics

Sample Learning Goals

  • Explain what happens when the magnet moves through the coil at different speeds and how this affects the brightness of the bulb and the magnitude & sign of the voltage.
  • Explain the difference between moving the magnet through the coil from the right side versus the left side.
  • Explain the difference between moving magnet through the big coil versus the smaller coil.

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Teaching Ideas

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Ideas and Activities for this Sim

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Title Author Ascending Sort (Z-A)Level Type Updated
High School
Induction (high school version) (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinHSLab
CQs		11/08
Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinHSCQs
HW
Lab
Demo		8/09
Other
Sexan H. HeinzeOtherHW8/09
Undergraduate - Intro
Induction (college homework version) (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-IntroCQs
HW		11/08

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Windows Systems Macintosh Systems Linux Systems
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later, or Firefox 2 or later
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Macromedia Flash 8 or later
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Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Michael Dubson (developer/lead)
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