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Electromagnetism Investigation Worksheet

The document provides instructions for conducting an experiment to investigate factors that affect the strength of an electromagnet. Students are asked to choose an independent variable to test over a range of values, determine how to measure the dependent variable of magnetic strength, make a prediction, control other variables, record results in a table with repeats and averages to account for error, draw a graph of the results, analyze whether there is a pattern, consider ways to improve reproducibility, and describe an approach to check reproducibility.

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Electromagnetism Investigation Worksheet

The document provides instructions for conducting an experiment to investigate factors that affect the strength of an electromagnet. Students are asked to choose an independent variable to test over a range of values, determine how to measure the dependent variable of magnetic strength, make a prediction, control other variables, record results in a table with repeats and averages to account for error, draw a graph of the results, analyze whether there is a pattern, consider ways to improve reproducibility, and describe an approach to check reproducibility.

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Electromagnetism Investigation

Aim:- To investigate factors affect the strength of an electromagnet.

Keywords:

1) Choose a independent variable to investigate:

2) Choose a range of values to test for this variable (e.g. eight readings between 5 turns
and 30 turns):

3) How will you test the strength of the magnet? This will be the dependent variable.

4) Make a prediction about what you think will happen.


5) In a scientific test, it is important that only one independent variable changes. Why?
What will you keep constant in this investigation? What do we call these variables?

6) Draw a diagram of your experiment

7) Record your results in a table, including repeats and averages. Why should you repeat
your results?

Reading one Reading two Average


8) Draw a graph of your results

Make sure that you


 attach the graph
 Include a title
 Include axes labels with units
 Choose your scale so that the points fill half of the available grid in each direction.

9) What do your results show? Is there a pattern?

10) Are your results repeatable? Was there any way that your experiment could have been
improved?

11) How could you check whether your results are reproducible? Describe your approach
below.

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