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July 2, 2010
Electricity and Magnetism
This page: http://pierce.wesleyancollege.edu/faculty/MSP/e&m/index.html
Organizers:
Glenda Ferguson, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry
Barry K. Rhoades, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology
Schedule:
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9:00 - 9:30 MSC 101 Barry |
Electrons and Electricity static electricity electric current Static Electricity Experiments electrical charge electrical attraction and repulsion electrical charge transfer |
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9:30 - 10:30 MSC 101 Barry
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electrons, conductors, insulators, and fields charge and coulombs current and amps voltage and volts resistance and ohms water analogies pipe bottle with holes pool with fountain Kirchoff's Current Laws Ohm's Law direct vs. alternating current current vs. electron flow - Ben's Big Boo Boo Current Sources batteries electrical outlets Electrical switches store bought home-made magnetic |
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10:30 - 10:40 |
BREAK |
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10:40 - 11:20 MSC 101 Barry
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Measuring Simple Circuits use of a multimeter open, closed, and short circuits circuit for measuring resistance circuit for measuring voltage circuit for measuring current verifying Ohm's Law measuring temperature with a thermistor |
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11:20 - 12:00 MSC 101 Barry |
simple switched light series circuits parallel circuits Circuits That Carry Information building a two-way telegraph binary logic - counting to 3 understanding a doorbell |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
LUNCH BREAK
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1:00 - 1:45 MSC 101 Glenda |
electrons, ions, electronegativity, electron transfer electrolyte solutions wet cells making and testing a chemical wet cell electricity from food - potato and lemon batteries electroplating |
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1:45 - 2:30 MSC 101 Glenda
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simple magnets magnetic and nonmagnetic materials magnetic polarity magnetic attraction and repulsion ferro-magnets and rare earth magnets geomagnetism the earth's magnetic field compasses making a simple compass testing magnets with a compass magnetic fields fun with iron filings magnetic fields in 3-D |
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2:30-2:40 |
BREAK |
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2:40 - 4:00 MSC 101 Glenda & Barry
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Electromagnetism relationship between electric and magnetic fields the importance of change the "right thumb" rule electrical induction - electricity from magnetism simple coil induction dynamos and hydroelectric power electromagnets - magnetism from electricity building a simple electromagnet electric motors a simple kit electric motor |
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