Day 2
Build a Generator
Today, you will build a generator from magnets, wire, and cardboard (and a nail). Click here for instructions. You will work in groups of 4 so that 2 can work on making the stator coil while the other 2 make the magnet rotor. (notice that the rotor and stator mean slightly different things in a generator than they do in a motor). To complete this task, you must achieve "proof of light".
When you aren't busy on the generator, calculate the energy in a cell phone battery and compare it to the energy in another common form of energy, gasoline. Here's the worksheet if you are doing it from home (or lost the copy Dr. Don gave you).
Build a Generator
Today, you will build a generator from magnets, wire, and cardboard (and a nail). Click here for instructions. You will work in groups of 4 so that 2 can work on making the stator coil while the other 2 make the magnet rotor. (notice that the rotor and stator mean slightly different things in a generator than they do in a motor). To complete this task, you must achieve "proof of light".
When you aren't busy on the generator, calculate the energy in a cell phone battery and compare it to the energy in another common form of energy, gasoline. Here's the worksheet if you are doing it from home (or lost the copy Dr. Don gave you).