CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.12: Exploring Electromagnetic Induction

Explore the factors that create an EMF in the interaction of a magnetic field and coil of wire.

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Ideal for AP Physics 1 and 2, AP Physics C, IB DP Physics, and advanced/honors physics courses, each of the 35 experiments is aligned with the revised College Board AP curriculum. These innovative labs go way beyond traditional exercises, turning real to world scenarios into true guided to inquiry investigations. Students are given a goal, but the investigation is driven by their ideas. As they draw conclusions, students report their results using the Claim to Evidence to Reasoning model. The teacher guides and student manuals are authored and reviewed by AP Physics teachers with decades of combined experience, so you can trust the setups to be successful in your classroom. All labs come complete with instructions and materials for one lab group of 2 to 4 students. For your convenience, labs are packaged to allow you to purchase only what is required for each experiment.

This four-part activity really helps students solidify the bi-directional relationship between electricity and magnetism. In Activity 1, students will explore the effect of moving a permanent magnet inside a solenoid. In Activity 2, students will build an electromagnet and determine the relationship between the number of coils of wire and the strength of the magnet. In Activity 3, students will use an electromagnet to induce a current through a secondary coil. In Activity 4, students will construct an electric generator that will be used to activate an LED.