Louisiana2009

Louisiana February 14,15, 2009

University of Louisiana, Rushton

Day 1 Introduction: Line up by hand temperature: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/thermodynamics/feeltemperature.htm

Session 1, Saturday 14 Feb. AM, Electrostatics and Lightning

Flying Hydra: Fly a frayed nylon tape using electrostatics: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/flying_hydra.html

Flying Tinsel: Fly a loop of aluminized mylar using electrostatics: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/flyingtinselpieplate.htm

Electrophorus: Create and feel strong electrical charges on insulators and conductors: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day14electrostatic/Electrophorus.html

Electroscope: Use Scotch tape to investigate electric charge: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day14electrostatic/tape_electroscope.html

Stories of lightning from participating teachers and a discussion of lightning safety.

Lightning lecture :

LA GLEs

Grade 4: PS-E-C4 Test and classify materials as conductors and insulators of electricity

Grade 5 PS-M-A2 Describe the structure of atoms and the electrical charges of protons neutrons and electrons.

Grade 5 PS-M-A3 Identify the properties of substances (conduction)

Grade 7 PS-M-A2 Define ions and describe them in terms of the number of protons, electrons and their charges.

Grade 9 PS-H-B1, PS-H-C5 describe the results of loss/gain of electrons on the charges of atoms.

Grade 9 PS-H-E1 Compare the characteristics and strengths of the forces in nature, (gravitational electrical)

Grade 9 PS-H-G2 Illustrate the production of static electricity.

Grade 9 PS-H-G3, G4 Identify the positive and negative effects of electromagnetic/mechanical waves on the humans.

Grade11/12 PS-H-E1 Compare and calculate electrostatic forces acting within and between atoms to the gravitational force acting between atoms.

Grade11/12 PS-H-G2 Describe observed electrostatic phenomena, calculate coulomb's law and test charge pole and electric and magnetic field.

Session 2 Saturday PM, Electric current, voltage, meters

Batery disection: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day15current/battery_dissection.html

Measuring voltage: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day15current/voltage.html

Measuring Current: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day15current/meters_current.html

Solar Cell, measure the power produced by a solar cell: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/physics/solarcellf/solarcell.html

Model electric current with magnets: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day16magnetism/magnets_round_the_rim/Magnets_Round_the_Rim.html

Batteries and bulbs in series and parallel: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/bulbsandbatteries/bulbsbatteriesmeters.html

Grade 3: PS-E-C4 Demonstrate and explain the motion of electricity in closed and open circuits

Grade 4: PS-E-C4 Test and classify materials as conductors and insulators of electricity

Grade 4: PS-E-C4 Demonstrate how a complete circuit is needed to conduct electricity.

Grade 4 PS-E C6 Describe Energy Transformations (electricity to light)

Grade 5 PS-M-C6 Describes other types of energy produced by electricity.

Grade 6 PS-M-B2 Explain how the resistance of materials affects the rate of electrical flow.

Grade 6 PS-M-C6 Describe how electricity can be produced by other types of energy.

Grade 9 PS-H-B2 Evaluate diagrams of series and parallel circuits to determine the flow of electricity.

Grade 11/12 PS-H-G2 Construct basic electric circuits and solve problems involving voltage, current, resistance,power, and energy.

Extras from Day 1 Right left in a mirror: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/mirrors_and_right_left.html

Frictionless airpuck with a CD: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/frictionless_cd_puck.html

Session 3 Sunday 15 Feb. AM, Magnetism

Where's North? Use magnets to find north: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day16magnetism/Where's_North.html

Magnetic Globe: Explore the magnetic field of the earth: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day16magnetism/magnetic_globe.html

Magnetic poles: A study of attraction and repulsion: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day16magnetism/%20Magnetic_poles_1.html

Magnetic Oscillator: It takes magnetic fields to explain this: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day16magnetism/MagneticOscillators/MagneticOscillators.html

Silent Collisions: Magnets interact without touching: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/magnetism/SilentCollisions.html

Repel a Grape: Both poles of a strong magnet repel a grape, the grape is diamagnetic: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/magnetism/magnetrepelgrape.html

Grade 1 PS-E-C5 Identify materials attracted to magnets

Grade 1 PS-E-C5 Determine through experimentation which poles of a magnet are attracted to each other and which poles repel each other.

Grade 5 PS-M-A3 Identify the properties of substances (magnetic)

Grade 8 PS-M-B2 Demonstrate the Earth has a magnetic field by using magnets and compasses

Grade 9 Ps-H-G2 Diagram a magnetic field

Grade 9 PS-H-G3, G4 Identify the positive and negative effects of electromagnetic/mechanical waves on the humans.

Grade11/12 PS-H-G2 Describe observed electrostatic phenomena, calculate coulomb's law and test charge pole and electric and magnetic field.

optional The Spectrum

Spectra Explorations: Use a diffraction grating to explore spectra: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day9spectra/spectra_exploration.html

Project a Rainbow with a CD: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/CDspectrometer/projectrainbowcd/projectrainbowcd.htm

Project a spectrum with an overhead projector: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day6color/color_diffraction_grating.html

Compact disk spectra: Look at a spectrum in a compact disk: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/CDspectrometer/cdspectraintro.html

CD spectrometer: How to build a spectrometer with a CD: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/CDspectrometer/cdspectrometer.html

Peel a CD: Take the metal off a CD and use it to observe spectra: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/CDspectrometer/peelacd.htm

Colored shadows: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day6color/colored_shadow_exploration.html

Soap Film in a can: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day8interference/soap_film_in_a_can.html

Permanent Oil Slick: http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/light/interference/permanentoilslick.html

Grade 6 PS-M-C6 Compare types of electromagnetic waves

Grade 9 PS-H-G3 Compare the properties of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum

Grade11/12 PS-H-G3 Compare the properties of the electromagnetic spectrum as a wave and a particle.

Grade11/12 ESS-H-D4 Identify elements present in selected stars given spectrograms of elements and of those stars