resistanceofafluorescentbulb-cpep.docVIP

Resistance of a Fluorescent Bulb Half-coated Bulb Version Part of a Series of Activities in Plasma/Fusion Physics to Accompany the chart Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source Teachers Notes Robert Reiland, Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA Chair, Plasma Activities Development Committee of the Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP) Editorial assistance: G. Samuel Lightner, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA and Vice-President of Plasma/Fusion Division of CPEP Advice and assistance: T. P. Zaleskiewicz, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (emeritus), Greensburg, PA and President of CPEP; Cheryl Harper, Greensburg-Salem High School, Greensburg, PA and Chair of the Board of CPEP; Todd Brown, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Greensburg, PA, and associate member of CPEP Prepared with support from the Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, Contract #DE-AC02-76CH03073. ?2008 Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)  Preface This activity is intended for use in high school and introductory college courses to supplement the topics on the Teaching Chart, Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source, produced by the Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP). CPEP is a non-profit organization of teachers, educators, and physicists which develops materials related to the current understanding of the nature of matter and energy, incorporating the major findings of the past three decades. CPEP also sponsors many workshops for teachers. See the homepage www.CPEP for more information on CPEP, its projects and the teaching materials available. The activity packet consists of the student activity and these notes for the teacher. The Teacher’s Notes include background information, equipment information, expected results, and answers to the questions that are asked in the student activity. The student activity is self-contained so that it can be copied and distributed to students. T