November 16, 2010

• EQ: How are electricity and magnetism

interrelated in generators?

• FF: Explain how the jet stream affects weather

over the USA.

• HW: p. 198-Magnets Create Current

 Simple Generator Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Sz8oT8
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 Generators
• A generator
produces an electric
current when a coil
of wire wrapped
around an iron core
is rotated near a
magnet.
 Generators
• Generators at power
plants produce electric
energy for our homes.
• A generator contains
coils of wire that are
stationary and rotating
magnets rotated by
turnbines.
– Turbines are large wheels
rotated by wind, water or
steam
 Generators
• Mechanical energy
is changed to
electrical energy by
a generator.
• Small generators
may be powered by
gas.
 Assignment
• Come up with a device that uses a generator
to produce electricity.
• It must make sense and be practical.
• Provide a drawing of the device and a
paragraph (5 sentences at least) that describes
how it works.