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Topics
- Generator
- Faraday's Law
- Magnetic Field
- Induction
Description
Generate electricity with a bar magnet! Discover the physics behind the phenomena by exploring magnets and how you can use them to make a bulb light.
Sample Learning Goals
- Identify equipment and conditions that produce induction
- Compare and contrast how both a light bulb and voltmeter can be used to show characteristics of the induced current
- Predict how the current will change when the conditions are varied.
- Explain practical applications of Faraday's Law
- Explain what is the cause of the induction
Version 2.07
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
Induction (high school version) (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | CQs Lab |
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Induction (college homework version) (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro | CQs HW |
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Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | HS MS |
Other | Biology Earth Science Physics Chemistry |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Earth Science Chemistry Biology |
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MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
POGIL-style simulation analysis | Nicole Flynn | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
Electromagnetic Induction | Patrick Foley | HS | Lab CQs HW |
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PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) |
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Diana López | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Physics Chemistry Mathematics |
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Roteiros – Experimentos virtuais com o simulador “Gerador” do PhET | Cremilson Souza | HS | Guided MC Lab Demo Discuss |
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UNIDAD3 S15 L2 Faraday | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | Guided HW Lab |
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