- Connect the concepts of electricity and magnetism to applications in current scientific research and discovery
Current Events in Electricity and Magnetism
This discussion activity contains two separately scored parts:
- Developing and posting an essay
- Developing and posting an essay response
Essay Requirements
- Choose a science news article that highlights a current event or recent research related to electricity, magnetism, or electromagnetism. In searching for an appropriate article, the following online science news sources are suggested
- Donotuse reference websites such as Wikipedia or Internet blogs as sources
- Construct an engaging three-paragraph essay that completely and concisely* fulfills the following requirements
- Paragraph 1 develop asummary, in your own words, of the article’s main points
- Paragraph 2 outline, in your own words and ideas, direct and specific connections between the article and one or more specific concepts presented in this weeks readings and lesson material relevant to the topic
- Paragraph 3 provide your perspective on the articles importance, drawing on your own experiences as applicable
- Include the exact web address that links directly to the article
- Include URLs linking toone or more images, graphs,or short videos that visually add to some aspect of your post content
