SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE
This weeks lab was a generator lab, and was actually pretty cool! Each group got a flash light type object that connected to the computer where we controlled it as usual. The purpose of the lab was to measure the voltage output of the generator. Our task was to count the number of shakes in 30 second intervals. Our mission was to calculate the sum of the squares of the generated voltages. The flash light like tube had a magnet in it that traveled back and forth while shook. We basically found that the fast you shake it the greater the generated voltage.
Over all we found in the end that the more shakes the more energy was generated. Above is a picture of our plotted results and you can see the that the statement ” the more shakes, and the harder and faster shakes generates more energy.”
It would have been nice to see a little more information about the activity, but i like the use of the picture and the graph came out quite nicely. Overall, it is very easy to understand and gets to the point without confusing you with too much boring information.