Bibliograph

Easy genius science projects with electricity and magnetism, great experiments and ideas, Robert Gardner

Type

Label

Easy genius science projects with electricity and magnetism, great experiments and ideas, Robert Gardner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Easy genius science projects with electricity and magnetism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

173509292

Responsibility statement

Robert Gardner

Series statement

Easy genius science projects

Sub title

great experiments and ideas

Summary

"Science projects and experiments about electricity and magnetism"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Electricity: a first look with early scientists -- William Gilbert and static electricity -- Benjamin Franklin and static electricity -- Inducing charge -- Detecting charge: an electroscope -- Magnetism: a first look with early scientists -- Magnets, compasses, and poles -- magnets, magnetic matter, and nonmagnetic matter -- Our magnetic earth -- Make a magnet or two -- Magnetic dip -- A magnetic field -- Electric cells, batteries, circuits, currents -- Volts, and amps -- Volta's battery: a voltaic pile -- Making a battery from electric cells -- A simple electric circuit: bulb, wire, and d-cell -- Another circuit: bulb, bulb holder, wires, battery, and meters -- A series circuit and a parallel circuit -- A lemon cell -- A LED -- Electrical resistance -- Electrical resistance and meters -- Electrical resistance and a rheostat -- Electrical resistance, a short circuit, and a fuse -- Electrical resistance and copper plating -- Contains ideas for a science fair -- Electricity and magnetism -- Oersted's discovery and Ampere's rule -- Ampére, a galvanometer, and electric meters -- Ampére and magnetic forces on side-by-side electric currents -- Magnets from an electric currents -- An electromagnet -- Conductors and nonconductors -- Curie point -- Faraday, electric motors, and generators -- The motor principle: the force on a current in a magnetic field -- A simple electric motor -- Electricity from magnets: electromagnetic induction -- A motor as a generator -- Check your family's electric bill and the wattage of appliances

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Electricity and magnetism

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