Electricity and magnetism for freshman physical scienc

The goal of this unit was to implement engaging lessons and activities relating electricity and magnetism in order to enhance the learning environment for these topics. Students taking Physical Science did not appear to have to have a good understanding of the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism, such as the relationships between current, voltage and resistance, the different types of circuits, or the relationship between magnetism, motors, generators and transformers. Altering the curriculum to offer students investigative experiences in order to help them understand the principles of electricity and magnetism became the focus of this research. By way of hands-on activities and experimentation, students would be able to directly observe and determine properties relating current, voltage and resistance within circuits and the interactions between magnets and electricity using motors, generators and transformers.