Light, Electricity & Magnetism - Physics With The Sea Lions!
/The Sea Lions have continued to explore physics concepts this week, looking specifically at light, static electricity and magnetism. We discovered that light energy covers a wide spectrum of energy known as electromagnetic radiation. During our investigation, the Sea Lions explored visible light, using prisms to separate the colors contained in white light. Then we participated in a game called Walk Like a Rainbow which gave us a chance to explore the wavelength and frequencies of each color contained within the visible light spectrum.
Our investigation of electric energy began with a wildly fun exploration of static electricity! Using balloons, we investigated the Triboelectric Effect, seeing first-hand how electrons moved from one object to another through an electric charge transfer. Our investigations made real the notion of “opposites attract” and “likes repel” as we watched our charged balloons jump away from one another and then attract those items holding an opposite charge.
Our exploration of static electricity paved the way for our investigation of magnetism as we played with the pull of the electrons as they moved within the magnetic field. The Sea Lions are joyful and curious physicists!
