Magnetic Force on a Current-carrying Wire

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published by the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education

This is an inquiry-based lab for AP or Honors high school physics, designed to let students explore the effect of an external field on a current-carrying wire in that field. Detailed background information and tips for teachers accompany the lesson, along with photos and diagrams of the lab set-up. It is expected that students would have some prior experience with the fundamentals of magnetism but would not have studied the topic prior to the lab.

This resource is part of a larger collection of inquiry-based labs developed by the NSF-funded Center for Nanoscale Systems Institute for Physics Teachers. SEE RELATED ITEMS on this page for a link to the full collection.

https://xraise.classe.cornell.edu/perch/resources/magneticforce.pd...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits = Currents - Electric Fields and Potential - Magnetic Fields and Forces = Force on Wires = Magnetic Fields General Physics - Measurement/Units	- High School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Laboratory = Lesson/Lesson Plan = Student Guide

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Restriction:: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Keywords:: current, inquiry, inquiry-based lab, magnetic field, magnetic force, right hand rule
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 23, 2007 by Dennis Fox
Record Updated:: August 14, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 6, 2006
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Is Supplemented By NDT Resource Center: Magnetism Tutorial

This resource is a detailed interactive tutorial on the topic of magnetism. It gives the student a framework for understanding the role of electron spin and electron pairing in the creation of a magnetic field. It is presented in simple language with no math.

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Is Part Of Cornell Xraise: Lending Library

A link to the full collection of inquiry-based high school science labs developed by the Center for Nanoscale Science at Cornell University.

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