Franklin Bell Experiment Report
Franklin bell experiment
Report
Introduction
After much thought as to what experiment to do, I decided to do an electrostatic experiment using the Franklin bell. I had to try and find different energy sources that would work for me. Any electronic instrument would give off enough electricity, but I eventually settled on using a electric bug zapper because it was easy to set up the crocodile clips with it. Afterwards I tried the same experiment with a television set, using tinfoil which gave static electricity when it was switched on and off.
Investigative question:
Will the aluminium cans react in the same way that the original Franklin bell reacted? In other words, can I use a source of electrostatic energy to make the tab on my pencil …show more content…
Variables:
Benjamin Franklin used lightning for his experiment which also would have had variables, depending on the strength of the lightening. In my experiment, the static charge will vary from one experiment to another depending on how strong the device is which gives me the charge of static electricity. If one device is stronger than another it should give off a bigger surge of static electricity which should make the tab from the cans swing faster or harder against the cans.
Conclusion:
The tab moved with both experiments, but it moved faster and harder with the television than with the bug zapper. I have concluded that the experiment was a success and by using the cans and wires I demonstrated how the Franklin bell works.
Relevance:
This is a relevant experiment in that it is a good way to test Benjamin Franklin’s original experiment and is useful because it simplifies the experiment using ordinary materials at home.
Bibliography: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEqudsyIWzk en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_bells
Super science experiments by Miles Kelly …show more content…
When you switch the bug zapper on and off, the static electricity given off causes the tab to move left and right between the tin cans.
6) After this experiment I tried the same idea using a television set as the source of the static electricity
In the second experiment I used a television set as the power source for the experiment using the same method. I put two aluminium cans on top of the television set and attached a tab to a pencil which I strung between the two cans. I then put tinfoil attached with sticky tape to the television set and attached the crocodile clips to the top of the tinfoil. When I switched the television set on and off I achieved the same results as with my first experiment but the tab moved a bit faster and stronger.When I turned on the television and held my hand near the screen I could feel the hair on my hand rising. It is this static charge on the screen that is used to do the Franklin Bell experiment. It is the tinfoil collecting a static charge and transferring it to the first can.
Report
Introduction
After much thought as to what experiment to do, I decided to do an electrostatic experiment using the Franklin bell. I had to try and find different energy sources that would work for me. Any electronic instrument would give off enough electricity, but I eventually settled on using a electric bug zapper because it was easy to set up the crocodile clips with it. Afterwards I tried the same experiment with a television set, using tinfoil which gave static electricity when it was switched on and off.
Investigative question:
Will the aluminium cans react in the same way that the original Franklin bell reacted? In other words, can I use a source of electrostatic energy to make the tab on my pencil …show more content…
Variables:
Benjamin Franklin used lightning for his experiment which also would have had variables, depending on the strength of the lightening. In my experiment, the static charge will vary from one experiment to another depending on how strong the device is which gives me the charge of static electricity. If one device is stronger than another it should give off a bigger surge of static electricity which should make the tab from the cans swing faster or harder against the cans.
Conclusion:
The tab moved with both experiments, but it moved faster and harder with the television than with the bug zapper. I have concluded that the experiment was a success and by using the cans and wires I demonstrated how the Franklin bell works.
Relevance:
This is a relevant experiment in that it is a good way to test Benjamin Franklin’s original experiment and is useful because it simplifies the experiment using ordinary materials at home.
Bibliography: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEqudsyIWzk en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_bells
Super science experiments by Miles Kelly …show more content…
When you switch the bug zapper on and off, the static electricity given off causes the tab to move left and right between the tin cans.
6) After this experiment I tried the same idea using a television set as the source of the static electricity
In the second experiment I used a television set as the power source for the experiment using the same method. I put two aluminium cans on top of the television set and attached a tab to a pencil which I strung between the two cans. I then put tinfoil attached with sticky tape to the television set and attached the crocodile clips to the top of the tinfoil. When I switched the television set on and off I achieved the same results as with my first experiment but the tab moved a bit faster and stronger.When I turned on the television and held my hand near the screen I could feel the hair on my hand rising. It is this static charge on the screen that is used to do the Franklin Bell experiment. It is the tinfoil collecting a static charge and transferring it to the first can.