Charges and Fields
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Topics
- Electric Field
- Electrostatics
- Equipotential
- Electrostatic Potential
- Electric Charges
- Voltage
Description
Arrange positive and negative charges in space and view the resulting electric field and electrostatic potential. Plot equipotential lines and discover their relationship to the electric field. Create models of dipoles, capacitors, and more!
Sample Learning Goals
- Determine the variables that affect the strength and direction of the electric field for a static arrangement of charges.
- Investigate the variables that affect the strength of the electrostatic potential (voltage).
- Explain equipotential lines and compare them to the electric field lines.
- For an arrangement of static charges, predict the electric field lines. Verify the prediction using vector addition.
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Using PhET in Electricity Unit |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Demo Lab |
Physics |
| Introduction to Static Electricity using Electric Field Hockey and Charges and Fields (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Lab | Physics |
| Electric Energy and Capacitance demonstrations (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Demo | Physics |
| Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Lab HW Demo |
Physics |
| Mapping Electric Fields |
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Elyse Zimmer | HS | Lab | Physics | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Chemistry | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Biology Chemistry Earth Science Physics |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Biology Chemistry Physics Earth Science |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Physics Biology Chemistry |
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| Investigating Electric Fields | Chris Straughan | HS | Guided HW Lab |
Physics | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Charges and Fields | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Introduction to Electric Fields Student Worksheet | Rachel Kieft | HS | Guided HW Lab |
Physics | ||
| Investigating the relationship between field and potential around point charges | Lori Fritz | HS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Electric Field vs Electric Potential | Aubry Farenholtz | HS UG-Intro |
Guided Discuss Demo |
Physics | ||
| Guided Inquiry - Electric Fields | Ryan Thompson | HS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | Grad MS UG-Adv UG-Intro HS K-5 |
Discuss HW |
Chemistry Mathematics Astronomy Physics |
| Camp elèctric | Jordi Plana | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Charges and Fields | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Vaibhav Gupta | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Simulação virtual para os tipos de eletrização e a relação entre as cargas. | Denis Alves | HS | Lab Demo |
Physics | ||
| Eletrodinâmica (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS Other HS |
Discuss Other HW Guided |
Physics Mathematics Other |
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| Atividades sobre Eletricidade nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS UG-Intro MS Other |
Demo Discuss HW Lab Guided |
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| Potencial Elétrico no "Charges And Fields (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS Other |
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| Lei de Coulomb no "Charges And Fields (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS Other HS |
Other Guided HW |
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| Vetor Campo Elétrico no "Charges and Fields (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other HS MS |
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| CARGAS Y CAMPOS ELÉCTRICOS | JORGE ENRIQUE CASALLAS LOPEZ | MS HS |
HW Discuss Demo Lab |
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| Aprendizaje Activo + Simulación (laboratorio Virtual) | Diego Fernando Becerra Rodríguez | UG-Intro | Lab | Physics | ||
| Taller Virtual campo eléctrico para cargas puntuales | Alexander Perez Garcia | UG-Intro | Guided Discuss |
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| Laboratorio Virtual Potencial Eléctrico | Diego Fernando Becerra Rodríguez | UG-Intro | HW Lab Guided Discuss |
Physics |
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The new HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.
iPad:
iOS 11+ Safari
iPad compatible sims
Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.
Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims
Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.
Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.9.5+, Safari 9+, latest version of Chrome.
Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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