Our experiment on electricity was the most edifying experiment, for me, thus far in this course. Though not fully being able to grasp what electricity is, Dr. Shatz attacked my ignorance by relating that, “In order to produce electricity, something has to be moving to modify the magnetic field….The more you change the magnetic field, the more electricity is generated.
So, what we did was shake up a flashlight in which was contained a magnet and magnetic field of copper wiring. Shaking up the magnet cause disturbance in the magnetic field and electricity was the result. That electricity was used to power the light in the apparatus. Below you will find the results of our experiment as contained in an Excel spreadsheet.