PBS: Tesla Teaching Resources - Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy

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published by the New Voyage Communications, Inc.
written by Judy Hardesty and Jim Hardesty

This is a standards-based lab for grades 6-9 on energy transformation. Students will be building a very simple AC generator using a compass, a strong magnet, and insulated copper magnet wire. The lesson includes illustrated instructions for teachers and ideas for assessment.

This web page is part of the PBS Online resource collection on the life of Nikola Tesla. SEE RELATED MATERIALS for a link to a closely related lesson on converting electrical energy into mechanical energy.

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http://www.pbs.org/tesla/tt/tt02.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - AC Circuits - Electric Fields and Potential General Physics - History	- High School - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Laboratory = Lesson/Lesson Plan - Reference Material

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 New Voyage Communications, Inc.
Keywords:: AC dynamo, AC motor, Niagara Falls Power Project, Tesla, compass, conservation of energy, dynamo, electric generator, electricity, energy conversion, energy transformation, generator, magnetic field
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created June 25, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: June 25, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 28, 2008
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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Hardesty, J., & Hardesty, J. (2008, June 28). PBS: Tesla Teaching Resources - Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from New Voyage Communications, Inc.: http://www.pbs.org/tesla/tt/tt02.html

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Hardesty, Judy, and Jim Hardesty. PBS: Tesla Teaching Resources - Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy. Washington: New Voyage Communications, Inc., June 28, 2008. http://www.pbs.org/tesla/tt/tt02.html (accessed 20 April 2024).

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Hardesty, Judy, and Jim Hardesty. PBS: Tesla Teaching Resources - Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy. Washington: New Voyage Communications, Inc., 2001. 28 June 2008. 20 Apr. 2024 <http://www.pbs.org/tesla/tt/tt02.html>.

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Is Part Of PBS: Tesla - Master of Lightning

This is a link to the complete online collection, "Tesla - Master of Lightning", an interactive exploration of the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla.

relation by Caroline Hall

Covers the Same Topic As PBS: Tesla Teaching Resources - Converting Electrical Energy into Mechanical Energy

This is a closely related lab created by the same authors on how to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy by building a simple electromagnet and inducing a current.

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