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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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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Faraday's Law
- Magnetic Field
- Magnets
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.
Teaching Ideas
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Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW CQs Demo Lab |
7/20/13 |
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Induction (college homework version) (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro | HW CQs |
7/20/13 |
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Induction (high school version) (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Lab CQs |
7/20/13 |
| physics is fun | teerapong onogk | HS | Demo | 1/16/12 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Macromedia Flash 9 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Macromedia Flash 9 or later
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Macromedia Flash 9 or later
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Credits
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