Electricity-Magnetism_Unit


 * Electricity-Magnetism **

Assignments/Projects //Lightning Project// //Circuit Introduction Lab// //Cells: Wet-Dry Lab// //Electricity Grows on Trees Lab// //Detecting Fake Coins Lab// //Electromagnet Lab// //Building an Electric Motor Lab// //Electric Motor Car Challenge!! (Extra Credit)// //[|GeneratorSimulationActivity.pages]// //Electricity Generation Project//

Textbook Files

Additional Activities/Resources Oersted Experiment Interactive Animation (Next to the thumbnail you will see "View Online (free)" button. Click there and a new window will open.) Solenoid Animation (Next to the thumbnail you will see "View Online (free)" button. Click there and a new window will open.) [|Direct Current Electric Motor Animation] (Try to use Right Hand Rules #2 to predict the movement of the armature.) [|A Closer Look at the Door Bell] [|The Door Bell from a Different Perspective] [|How the Maglev Trains Work!] AWESOME Interactive Simulation!!! (Several tabs related to all the things we have been talking about, including the ability to change variables and observe the effects!!) Basic Generator Animation (Scroll about half way down the page. Try changing some of the variable and see the results!) [|Inside a Simple Generator] Where Does Electricity Come From? (Animation looking at the basics.) A Coal-Fired Power Plant Animation A Simple Look at Hydroelectric Power @http://s.mcstatic.com/Flash/vp/yt/Embed_3.1.0.5.swf?pageToLoad=videoEmbed&playerType=how_hydroelectric_power_works&itemID=htT_8sFJx1w&duration=130&LEID=898&indexedItemID=2371511&staticURL=http%3A%2F%2Fs.mcstatic.com&affID=yt&nickName=hellgas0&countryCode=KR&categories=Science%20%2Hydroelectric Power (A short video from Ontario about how the dam works and why it is a good way to generate electricity.) Tidal Power (One of several ways to use the energy of waves to create electricity. This is different from what we discussed in class.) Using Geothermic Energy to Generate Electricity Animation Biomass as an Energy Source Animation (What is biomass?) [|The Climate Game] (Go to the site and play the game. Post your name, block, and high scores here. Who will be the CHAMPION??!!)