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Electricity & Magnetism: Whose Field Line Is It, Anyway?
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Richardson, Mandek Cooper, James |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students teams each use a bar magnet, sheet of paper and iron shavings to reveal the field lines as they travel around a magnet. They see that the current flowing through a wire produces a magnetic field around the wire and that this magnetic field induced by electricity is no different than that produced by a bar magnet. Student teams each use a bar magnet, sheet of paper and iron shavings to reveal the field lines as they travel around a magnet. They repeat the activity with an electromagnet made by wrapping thin wire around a nail and connecting either wire end to a battery. They see that the current flowing through a wire produces a magnetic field around the wire and that this magnetic field induced by electricity is no different than that produced by a bar magnet. The experience helps to solidify the idea that electricity and magnetism are deeply interrelated. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | College of Engineering, University of South Florida Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Physics Science and Technology Current Electromagnetism Magnetism Electricity Field Line Electromagnet Voltage |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class V Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Technical |
