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Electric Field Intro



Title Electric Field Intro
Description This activity helps students to visualize electric fields and the electrostatic forces which they create.
Duration 90 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords Electric, field
Simulation(s) Electric Field Hockey

Author(s) Mr. Reger
Contact Email regerg@mcguffey.k12.pa.us
School / Organization McGuffey HS
Date submitted 1/21/15
Date updated 1/21/15

Comments

I like the way the exploration is incremental without giving too much direction about how to use the sim. I think moving the questions so that each one is more closely related to experiments to which it is relevant would help students build their learning better. Trish   1/29/15

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How did you use this activity or change it for your class? Answer keys are often not available because the activities are inquiry based and lead to multiple answers. Professionally constructive comments welcome.

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