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Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: The Importance of the Dielectric
written by Robert Morse
published by the Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University
This lab manual describes experiments motivated by letters of Ben Franklin describing studies of static electricity. It includes explorations of the effect of dielectrics in capacitors and the creation of electrostatic motors. Descriptions of experiments using simple and cheap materials are provided a long with historical descriptions and images.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Capacitance
= Dielectric
- Electrostatics
= Electrostatic Machines
General Physics
- History
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Instructor Guide/Manual
= Laboratory
- Reference Material
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© 2004 Wright Center for Science Eduction
Keywords:
Franklin writings, capicitor, dielectric, history of physics
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created March 2, 2006 by Amin Parnian
Record Updated:
January 9, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
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February 1, 2006
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Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Franklin and Electrostatics

This item integrates a third historic Franklin letter with directions on how to construct a flat-plate capacitor and an electrostatic motor.

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R. Morse, , 2004, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3430&DocID=2402).
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R. Morse, Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: The Importance of the Dielectric, 2004, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3430&DocID=2402>.
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Morse, R. (2004). Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: The Importance of the Dielectric. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3430&DocID=2402
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Morse, Robert. "Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: The Importance of the Dielectric." Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, 2006. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3430&DocID=2402 (accessed 7 December 2024).
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Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: The Importance of the Dielectric. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, 2004. 7 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3430&DocID=2402>.
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