Could a flux capacitor really work? An engaging simulation encourages scholars to investigate Faraday's law. They experiment with various speeds, magnitude, voltage, and different-sized coils. Hopefully experimenters will be able to light the bulb by changing magnetic flux.

Concepts

magnetic fields, magnets, electricity, electric currents

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Build the exact setup on the simulation in the classroom to see if the data is the same

Classroom Considerations

• Requires the most recent version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari depending on your operating system
• Assumes prior knowledge of Faraday's Law

Pros

• Offers three to six related teacher-submitted activities depending on if you teach middle or high school
• Translates into 40 different languages
• Provides insights into student thinking to help analyze answers and potential areas of confusion

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.9