Useful links and a Website Activity on Alessandro Volta
Compiled by Peter Ellis
Putting "Volta" in
the search line throws up many sites providing short biographies of Volta
and notes on the voltaic cell. The following are perhaps the most useful
for research into Volta's invention and the development of batteries.
Check these
websites out!
Everything
about batteries including history:
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www.Duracell.com/fun_learning/ |
The voltaic pile (a good picture):
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www.ee.umd.edu/~taylor/volta.htm http://www.ee.umd.edu/~taylor/volta.htm |
Luigi Galvani:
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Questions and Activities
Using these websites and my article on Alessandro Volta in Scientist of the Month, answer the following questions:
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1 |
Michael Faraday
never had a formal scientific education but was one of the first
professional scentists. What do you think made him so successful? |
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2 |
Faraday invented "lines of force" to explain the action
of magnetic fields. Draw the lines of force around |
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3 |
Faraday's
work on electromagnetism and alternating currents has had a dramatic
effect on the way we live. Describe which aspects of your life depend
on these fields of science. |
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4 |
Sarah
Faraday was not a scientist, but many women were interested in science
and one of the first books that Faraday read about chemistry was written
by a woman. Discuss the reasons why women seemed to have no role in
science in the early nineteenth century. |
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5 |
Two
units are named after Michael Faraday -- the Faraday and the Farad.
Find out what they mesure. |
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6 |
What
is the Royal Institution? When was it founded, who worked there, what
does it do now? Find out at www.ri.ac.uk |
| 7 |
What is electromagnetic
induction? |
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Where does benzene come from and what is it used for? Find out at
Encarta.msn.com |
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9
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What
do William Whewell's words mean? |
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The websites were last checked on 8th August 2000