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Electricity IdeasElectricity Ideas:
I'd like to discuss the electricity/pressure/flow analogies with the AC/energy transfer discussion. Batteries -series/parallel - this could develop into a nice inquiry-based lesson also nice discussion here, http://van.physics.uiuc.edu/qa/listing.php?id=577 http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_3/2.html good discussion on battery capacities (why you shouldn't mix types) - http://www.zbattery.com/seriesparallel.html nice idea on homeworks, http://www.gizmology.net/batteries.htm GREAT electronics resource - probably worth buying the CD http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/g_knott/ http://www.vdcelectronics.com/charging_multi_batteries.htm Transformers: We should be able to create transformers in class now for the students which might be a great inquiry based lesson. The XK-150 should be able to do this just fine provided we get all the hardware in on time. We can even create DC current from AC if you want - I can create a lesson. |