Web-based Practice
Charges and Fields by PhET
Course, Subject
Physics, Math, Science & Technology, Science (NYS P-12)
Grade Levels
Intermediate, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Description
This simulation will allow students to move point charges around on the playing field and then view the electric field, voltages, equipotential lines, and more.
Using the simulation, students will:
- 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.
Website(s)
PhET Interactive Simulations
Simulation
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Requirements
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Content Provider
Physics Education Technology
The Physics Education Technology (PhET) project at the University of Colorado produces fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena that make bridges to the real world.
