STEM SUSSEX

Spark it Up : Electricity and Magnetism

Aim:

To promote enthusiasm and interest in science and further develop understanding of key concepts of electricity and magnetism for KS3 SATS.

Description

A presentation in association with the University of Brighton with inspiring demonstrations that will take pupils through the principles of the following: (demonstrations outlined in brackets)

• Generation of DC current from batteries - (the potato battery)
• The link between magnetism and current - (magnetic field around a wire)
• Different magnetic strengths from different materials - (wood, copper, iron etc)
• Generation of AC current from a moving magnetic field - (voltage induced in a coil)
• Putting it all together - (the transformer, generating high voltages, electric shocks)
• Interesting magnetic materials - (generating sound by magnetostriction)
• Electric fields - (field strengthener at a distance by lighting a fluorescent lamp without wires, the plasma speaker)
• Very high voltages and lightning strikes - (the Tesla coil)
• The historical and economic context of this important subject will be stressed.

Costs

£1 per head

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