Electromagnetic Induction Lab (Discovery)
PSI Physics – Electromagnetic Induction
Name______________________
Date__________ Period_______
All answers and data must follow the PSI Lab Report Format.
Objective
Discover what effects or causes electromagnetic induction.
Materials (per team)
One solenoid with at least 20 loops and another solenoid with a greater amount of loops
One Voltmeter
Two metal clips
One bar magnet
Guiding Questions:
What equations may apply to this lab?
In what ways will your materials be used?
What will happen when a magnet is dropped through a coiled wire?
How can you induce voltage in a wire coil? How can you change the magnitude of this voltage?
Which concepts/constants apply to this lab?
A complete lab report must include:
❏ The materials you used and how you used them
❏ A detailed procedure describing how to setup the experiment
❏ Analysis of the data
❏ A conclusion:
❏ Summarizing your results
❏ What would happen if you used a stronger or weaker magnet?
❏ How does the speed of the magnet affect your results?
❏ Discussing how you might improve the experiment and/or describing what further
experiments you might like to perform on this subject
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