8.3 Electrical Energy in the Home – Practical Work

 

1. Rubbing Rods – Active Physics 1^st edition p125

 

2. Ohm’s Law – Active Physics 1^st edition p127
1. Part A only

 

3. Series & parallel – Active Physics 1^st edition p 128 part C
1. Also add switches to circuits to distinguish between series and parallel circuits.

 

4. Heating Coils
1. Use a coil of iron wire to evaluate the relationship between current, voltage and power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vary voltage and record current and temperature change over a specified time.

 

 

5. Magnetism - Active Physics 1^st edition p 128

 

·        Prac 1 and Prac 2 – also design an electromagnet to lift a nail to a specified height.