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Getting Hooked On Electricity and

The rise of audiovisual production technology was enabled by discoveries linking electricity and magnetism. An activity is described where students take a virtual tour of a radio broadcasting studio to identify equipment that uses electricity and/or magnetism. They analyze pictures of the control room and live audio room to classify devices and understand electromagnetic induction's role in audio recording. The goal is for students to start understanding the partnership between electricity and magnetism and how it enabled technologies like audio recording devices.

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Getting Hooked On Electricity and

The rise of audiovisual production technology was enabled by discoveries linking electricity and magnetism. An activity is described where students take a virtual tour of a radio broadcasting studio to identify equipment that uses electricity and/or magnetism. They analyze pictures of the control room and live audio room to classify devices and understand electromagnetic induction's role in audio recording. The goal is for students to start understanding the partnership between electricity and magnetism and how it enabled technologies like audio recording devices.

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GETTING HOOKED ON ELECTRICITY AND

MAGNETISM APPLICATIONS.
(Audio-Visual Productions: I came, I saw, I conquered.)

People readily adopt emerging technologies. The use of audiovisual (AV) works be it in film productions, in
business displays, or perhaps in education innovations became a trend and it is here to stay. Examples abound like
our growing love for the high quality audiovisual components we listen to and watch or the endeavor of school
stakeholders to provide projection technology in every classroom.
The rise of it all AV production, recording, and storing technology and industries were made possible because
of the discovery of the link between electricity and magnetism. How does one begin to understand this partnership?
For a start, consider doing the activity regarding audio recording devices.

Activity 1: For the Record…


(Adapted from the EMI Teaching Sequence by Jenaro Guisasola and Kristina Zuza)

Objectives:
• Identify the basic recording equipment of a digital radio studio.
• Classify whether devices use electricity and/or magnetism when
used in recording audio.
• Start a literature search on electromagnetic induction’s role in
recording technology.
Materials:
• pictures of the radio studio control and audio room OR
• video clip on a radio station tour, video player, screen, and accessories
• pen and activity sheet/science notebook

Procedure:
PART A. Virtual Tour of a Radio Broadcasting Studio
1. Read the scenario and study the video clip or pictures selected by your
teacher, similar to what is shown in Figures 1 to 3.
Activity Scenario: During
non-class hours, you
frequently meet your friends
playing and making music
together. One afternoon you
decided to go to your
local radio station to ask
what equipment and
software is needed to start
recording at home.
At the broadcast studio, with
the radio technician out, the
staff allowed you
to take pictures inside the
control room and live audio
room, similar to what
is shown in Figures 1 to 3.
Guide Questions:
Q1. How many of the
devices you identified inside
the control room need
electricity to operate? Q2.
How many of the devices
you identified inside the
control room
need magnetism to operate?
3. On your answer sheet,
make another table similar
to Table 2. List also all the
equipment that you can
identify in the pictures
shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Indicate with a check mark
whether the
equipment/device needs
electricity and/or magnetism
to operate.

Guide Questions:
Q3. How many of the devices you identified inside the live audio room
need electricity to operate?
Q4. How many of the devices you identified inside the live audio room
need magnetism to operate?
Q5. What other devices not shown in the photo may be used inside the
live audio room?
PART B. My Own Home Recording Studio! For Life…
1. You could be an aspiring singer, a music artist, a student who needs to
record audio presentations or simply one planning to have a start-up home
recording studio. Use Table 3 and extend your understanding of the recording
industry by matching the devices in Column B and their respective functions
in Column C with the items in Column A. Write the letter and number for
coding your answer.

Guide Question:
Q6. Which devices on Table 3 are powered, entirely or partially, by
electromagnetic induction (the phenomenon of a changing magnetic
or electric field’s effect on electricity or magnetism)?

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