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Lab : Magnetism and Electricity

1. Go to koesterscience.weebly.com
2. Click on “more”
3. Click on “classwork”
4. Under today’s date, click on the pHet magnetism and electricity link
5. Click on the play button then “Run” the simulation then complete the lab sheet below.

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

Click on the “Bar Magnet” tab at the top.

1. Flip the polarity of the magnet, then explain the two changes this causes in the simulation.

2. Click on “see inside magnet”, what do the compass arrows represent? Describe what you see.

Click on the “Electromagnet” tab at the top.

3. Design an experiment to increase the strength of an electromagnet. Describe what you did and your results.

4. Now select “AC” as your power source. Describe two changes that you noticed.

Click on the “Pick Up Coil” tab at the top.

5. Place the bar magnet through the coil and move it to the left and right. What type of energy is being
produced?

6. What process does this represent? Explain.

7. What type of current is being produced? Explain using evidence from the simulation.

8. If you increase the strength of the bar magnet, what happens to the amount of light produced. Why?

At the top click on “Generator” tab.

9. Form a hypothesis, what can you do to create a generator using the materials on the screen?

10. Test out your hypothesis, was your hypothesis correct or incorrect? Explain using evidence from the
simulation.

11. Design and conduct an experiment to change the strength of the generator. Describe how you set-up your
experiment and your results.
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12. Illustrate the generator you created.

13. What was the power source of the generator?

14. Describe the parts of the generator and how they work together.

15. Describe the change of energy for a generator.

At the top, click on the “transformer” tab.

16. Move the magnet in and out of the coil of wire. Describe what happens.

17. Name one way you can increase the amount of light produced by the light bulb.