Gravity Waves and Lab

Week of March 18

Two things ended up on our agenda this week:
1.  The recent announcement of the discovery of proof of gravity waves supporting the theory of the inflationary universe. Exciting stuff and we have been talking a bit about cosmology in class. Here is an excellent link to some explanations about how scientists know about the big bang:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zgr7fg8

 

2.  Lab activity to learn how to use digital multimeters, explore the connection between electricity and magnetism, and begin to learn about motors and generators in advance of building wind turbines.