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Introduction to Static Electricity using Electric Field Hockey and Charges and Fields (Inquiry Based)
Title
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Introduction to Static Electricity using Electric Field Hockey and Charges and Fields (Inquiry Based) |
Description
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This is an inquiry based activity. Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Determine the variables that affect how charged bodies interact. Predict how charged bodies will interact. Describe the strength and direction of the electric field around a charged body.Use free-body diagrams and vector addition to help explain the interactions. |
Subject
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Physics |
Level
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High School |
Type
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Lab |
Duration
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120 minutes |
Answers Included
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No |
Language
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English |
Keywords
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Vectors, charge, electron, field, molecule, phet activity, vector |
Simulation(s)
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Charges and Fields (HTML5), Charges and Fields, Electric Field Hockey |
Author(s)
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Trish Loeblein |
Contact Email
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patricia.loeblein@colorado.edu |
School / Organization
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PhET CU Boulder |
Date submitted
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2/23/06 |
Date updated
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9/6/16 |