High School / Physics

Magnetic Field: Permanent Magnet

In this lab, students will use magnetic field sensors to investigate the magnetic field strength of a permanent magnet as a function of distance from the...

Advanced Placement / Environmental Science

Earth's Magnetic Field

In this lab, students use a magnetic field sensor to visualize the magnetic field lines surrounding Earth.

High School / Physics

Magnetic Field: Coil

In this lab, students will use current and magnetic field sensors to understand some of the factors affecting the electromagnetic field strength within...

College / Physics

Faraday's Law of Induction - Wireless

A voltage is induced in a coil swinging through a magnetic field. Faraday's Law and Lenz' Law are...

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College / Physics

Magnetic Forces on Current-Carrying Wires

The magnitude and direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field is measured....

College / Physics

Magnetic Fields of Coils - Wireless

The magnetic fields of various coils are plotted versus position as the Magnetic Field Sensor is passed through the coils, guided by a track. The position...

College / Physics

Zeeman Effect

In a magnetic field, the spectral lines of atoms split into a number of closely spaced lines. This is called the (anomalous) Zeeman Effect. The Zeeman...

College / Physics

Magnetic Fields of Coils

The magnetic fields of various coils are plotted versus position as the Magnetic Field Sensor is passed through the coils, guided by a track. The position...

College / Physics

Hall Effect in n-Doped Semi-Conductor

The Hall Effect experiment (conducted by Edwin Hall in 1879) determines the sign of the charge carriers...

College / Physics

Faraday's Law of Induction

A voltage is induced in a coil swinging through a magnetic field. Faraday's Law and Lenz' Law are examined and the energy dissipated in a load resistor...

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