Easy genius science projects with electricity and magnetism
Subtitle: great experiments and ideas
By: Robert Gardner
Series: Easy genius science projects; Easy genius science projects
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780766029231
Description: "Science projects and experiments about electricity and magnetism"--Provided by publisher.

Spark your interest in science by learning about electricity and magnetism. Build an electromagnet, learn how circuits work, and more. Using the ideas and experiments presented in this book, students can come up with their own ideas for successful science fair projects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index.
Table of contents: title: William Gilbert and static electricity; title: Benjamin Franklin and static electricity; title: Inducing charge; title: Detecting charge: an electroscope; title: Magnets, compasses, and poles; title: magnets, magnetic matter, and nonmagnetic matter; title: Our magnetic earth; title: Make a magnet or two; title: Magnetic dip; title: A magnetic field; title: Volta's battery: a voltaic pile; title: Making a battery from electric cells; title: A simple electric circuit: bulb, wire, and d-cell; title: Another circuit: bulb, bulb holder, wires, battery, and meters; title: A series circuit and a parallel circuit; title: A lemon cell; title: An LED; title: Electrical resistance; title: Electrical resistance and meters; title: Electrical resistance and a rheostat; title: Electrical resistance, a short circuit, and a fuse; title: Electrical resistance and copper plating; title: ØOersted's discovery and Ampére's rule; title: Ampére, a galvanometer, and electric meters; title: Ampére and magnetic forces on side-by-side electric currents; title: Magnets from an electric currents; title: An electromagnet; title: Conductors and nonconductors; title: Curie point; title: The motor principle: the force on a current in a magnetic field; title: A simple electric motor; title: Electricity from magnets: electromagnetic induction; title: A motor as a generator; title: Check your family's electric bill and the wattage of appliances.