Electric Field of Dreams
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Topics
- Electricity
- Electric Charges
- Electric Field
Description
Play ball! Add charges to the Field of Dreams and see how they react to the electric field. Turn on a background electric field and adjust the direction and magnitude. (Kevin Costner not included).
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain the relation between the size and direction of the blue electric field lines to the sign and magnitude of the charge of a particle.
- Explain the interactions between two charged particles and explain why they move as they do.
- Explain what happens when you apply different external electric fields.
Version 1.04
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
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| Electric Fields of Dreams for High School Exploratory Lab | paul devoe | HS | Lab | |||
| Electric Fields Simulation | Roberto Marrero | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| CARGAS ELÉCTRICAS | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | HW Guided Lab |
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