Generator


This virtual manipulative will help the students generate electricity with a bar magnet. Students can discover the physics behind the phenomena by exploring magnets and how they can be used to make a bulb light. They will recognize that any change in the magnetic environment of a coil of wire will cause a voltage to be induced in the coil.
Some of the sample learning goals can be:
  • 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.
Resource ID#: 52365 Type: Virtual Manipulative
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Direct Link: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/generator

General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 11
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students , Parents
Suggested Technology: Java Plugin
Keywords: Generator, Faraday's Law, Magnetic Field, Induction.
Instructional Component Type(s): Virtual Manipulative
Resource Collection: Games and Simulations

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