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Electromotive Force and Current
K5-16: CARRIER CURRENT DENSITY MODEL
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Model the density of carriers crossing a plane.
K5-14: ELECTRIC CELL
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how an electric cell is formed.
K5-13: ELECTRIC CURRENT - MODEL
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Indicate how electrons really flow through a conductor.
K5-11: BATTERY MODEL
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Simple model of a battery using a human as the source of energy.
K5-04: PIEZOELECTRIC GUN
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Application of piezoelectricity to produce copious quantities of electric charge.
K5-03: PIEZOELECTRIC IGNITOR
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Show a commercial use for piezoelectricity.
K5-02: PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL - AUDIBLE
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that a piezoelectric crystal converts electrical impulses into physical vibrations.
K5-01: PIEZOELECTRICITY
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstration of a piezoelectric crystal.
J4-24: FORCE ON DIELECTRIC IN ELECTRIC FIELD
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the force on a dielectric in an electric field.
K1-06: CURRENT BALANCE
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the force between two adjacent parallel currents.
K5-12 BATTERY AND CURRENT - WORKING MODEL
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Model of battery with circuit attached
J4-31 ENERGY STORED IN A CAPACITOR
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that energy is stored in a capacitor and how that energy may be used