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Generator
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.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Generator
- Faraday's Law
- Magnetic Field
- Induction
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
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Induction (college homework version) (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro | CQs HW |
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 |
| POGIL-style simulation analysis | Nicole Flynn | HS | Lab | 4/14/14 |
| Electromagnetic Induction | Patrick Foley | HS | CQs Lab HW |
8/17/11 |
| Generator PhET Lab | Chris Bires | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 4/13/11 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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Credits
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