motor and generator webquest
What would life be like if we had to go back to using horses and wagons for transportation instead of our automobiles? A trip to Europe or Hawaii would be impossible. When you look around your house, almost everything that has a moving part is driven by a motor. Motors are all around you. Can you imagine what your life would be like without motors?
Motors are a very important part of our society. They are devices that convert energy into other forms. They can be run by steam or human effort, as you have observed in the recent demonstrations. They range from very small to very large. All motors require energy input.
1. Go to http://www.howstuffworks.com.
Input the key words ELECTRIC MOTOR, and then select a document to find the definitions and explanations of the terms below.
2. Now go to http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday/
Explain what you observed.
3. What does the deflection of the compass indicate?
4. Define: ElectromagneticInduction:
5. Go to http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday2/. Read about Faraday's Magnetic Field Induction Experiment then use the mouse to move the magnet inside the coil.
6. Explain what you observed.
7.. What is necessary to induce a current in a nearby circuit?
8. What does a galvanometer measure?
9. Analyze Faraday's Magnetic Field Induction Experiment and determine how it helped lead to the development of modern day power plants. Please include examples and at least one diagram.
10. Now go to: http://encarta.msn.com/media_701765048_761574329_-1_1/Electric_Generator.html
Watch the short animation on electric generators and answer the following questions.
11. What does an electric generator do?
12. Explain why the generator in the animation is considered an AC generator. Predict how an AC generator is different then a DC generator.
13. Now go to:http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/motor.htm
Watch the video, read the page information then click “Next" Read “Inside an Electric Motor” and complete the following.
14. What does a motor use to create motion?
15. Explain what causes rotational motion in an electric motor.
16. In the space below draw a diagram of an electric motor and label the 6 main parts.
17.Now go to: http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/
Click “enter” and follow the directions on the web page. Note that there are 5 sections; each section has an information portion, an activity and a quiz. Please complete all three for each section.
18. Now go to: http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/index.html
Scroll down to the Force, Motion and Energy section and check the electricity and magnetism box. Now scroll to the bottom and click on the “Ready – Begin” link. Complete the interactive hangman game. There are several questions so be sure to click “next question”.
19. After you complete the hangman activity, visit: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/transformer/index.html
20. If you finish early, do some additional research on motors and generators.
Motors are a very important part of our society. They are devices that convert energy into other forms. They can be run by steam or human effort, as you have observed in the recent demonstrations. They range from very small to very large. All motors require energy input.
1. Go to http://www.howstuffworks.com.
Input the key words ELECTRIC MOTOR, and then select a document to find the definitions and explanations of the terms below.
2. Now go to http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday/
Explain what you observed.
3. What does the deflection of the compass indicate?
4. Define: ElectromagneticInduction:
5. Go to http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday2/. Read about Faraday's Magnetic Field Induction Experiment then use the mouse to move the magnet inside the coil.
6. Explain what you observed.
7.. What is necessary to induce a current in a nearby circuit?
8. What does a galvanometer measure?
9. Analyze Faraday's Magnetic Field Induction Experiment and determine how it helped lead to the development of modern day power plants. Please include examples and at least one diagram.
10. Now go to: http://encarta.msn.com/media_701765048_761574329_-1_1/Electric_Generator.html
Watch the short animation on electric generators and answer the following questions.
11. What does an electric generator do?
12. Explain why the generator in the animation is considered an AC generator. Predict how an AC generator is different then a DC generator.
13. Now go to:http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/motor.htm
Watch the video, read the page information then click “Next" Read “Inside an Electric Motor” and complete the following.
14. What does a motor use to create motion?
15. Explain what causes rotational motion in an electric motor.
16. In the space below draw a diagram of an electric motor and label the 6 main parts.
17.Now go to: http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/
Click “enter” and follow the directions on the web page. Note that there are 5 sections; each section has an information portion, an activity and a quiz. Please complete all three for each section.
18. Now go to: http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/index.html
Scroll down to the Force, Motion and Energy section and check the electricity and magnetism box. Now scroll to the bottom and click on the “Ready – Begin” link. Complete the interactive hangman game. There are several questions so be sure to click “next question”.
19. After you complete the hangman activity, visit: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/transformer/index.html
20. If you finish early, do some additional research on motors and generators.
