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Electric Field Introduction Remote Lab

This document provides instructions for a remote lab on static electricity using PhET simulations. The learning goals are to understand how charged bodies interact through electric fields and how field strength relates to charge amount and distance. Students will make predictions, collect data to test ideas about electric field interactions, and compare electric and gravitational fields.

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Electric Field Introduction Remote Lab

This document provides instructions for a remote lab on static electricity using PhET simulations. The learning goals are to understand how charged bodies interact through electric fields and how field strength relates to charge amount and distance. Students will make predictions, collect data to test ideas about electric field interactions, and compare electric and gravitational fields.

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Charges and Fields Remote Lab Introduction to Static Electricity

(This‌‌lesson‌is designed ‌for‌‌a‌‌student‌‌working‌remotely‌.)‌

This lab uses the Charges and Fields simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations at University of
Colorado Boulder, under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-interference/latest/wave-interference_en.html

Note about prior learning: Students should have completed Balloons and Static Electricity and John
Travoltage Remote lab or lessons with similar learning goals.

Learning Goals: Students will be able to


A. Determine the variables that affect how charged bodies interact
B. Predict how charged bodies will interact
C. Describe the strength and direction of the electric field around a charged body.
D. Use free-body diagrams and vector addition to help explain the interactions.
E. Compare electric fields to gravitational fields.

Review your understanding:


1. Two balloons were rubbed on a sweater like in the Balloons and Static Electricity and then
hung like in the picture below. Explain why you think they move apart and what might affect
how far apart they will be.
Esto dependería más que todo de la cantidad de carga positive o negativa que estos posean , dado
que se encunetran relacionados con las cargas y como estas funcionan teniendo en cuenta que
las cargas iguales se repelen y las diferentes se atrane.

Explain your understanding:


2. Watch the short video demonstration of Electric Field Hockey .
a. Why can you make a goal without hitting the puck?
Gracias a las cargas eléctricas funcionan como un impulse de fuerza para hacer o ayudar
a realizar un movivmiento en el disco

b. Why can you use either a positive charge or a negative charge to move the positively
charged puck?
Por el lado positive es posible moverlo dado que las cargas se repelen y con ell ado
negative este es posible manejar la atracción.

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c. What do you think would happen if you use 2 charges instead of one to make the puck
move?
El movimiento se detendría dado que ambas cargas se aplican de manera igual lo cual
haría que las mismas se neutralicen

3. Examine the image with a positive and a negative charge on the playing
field with the positive puck.

a. What do you think the arrows on the puck are illustrating?


La dirección de la carga

b. How does the arrow from the positive charge compare and contrast
to the one from the negative charge?
De lado positive muestra el como se dirigen sus cargas cuando son
cargas diferentes y cuando son iguales

c. Which way do you think the puck will move?


Se ve que sería atraido a la crag negativa, siendo impulsado lejos por la carga positiva

d. How would the arrows look if the puck was negative?


Similar en proceso las cargas se verían de manera contraria

4. Open Charges and Fields. In this simulation, a little different model is used. The little yellow
“E field sensors” are like the hockey puck but they are on a high friction surface, so they stay
in place allowing for measurements. Collect data by turning on Values & drag in the Tape
Measure like in this image:

a. Investigate to check your answers from #2 and #3. Write how the results of your
investigation support or change your ideas.

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b. Determine the relationship between distance and the strength of the electric field around a
charged body. Use a Google Spreadsheet to document your data, graph and determine the
equation for the relationship. Insert your data table and graph from your spreadsheet.

c. Determine the relationship between amount of charge and the strength of the electric field
around a charged body. Use Google Spreadsheet to document your data, graph, and
determine the equation for the relationship. You can stack charges on top of one another
to make the amount of charge vary. Insert your data table and graph from your
spreadsheet.

5. Explain how electric fields are like gravitation fields and how they differ. The Electric field

may be helpful .

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