Electricity and Magnetism · Electricity & Magnetism
Electrostatics and Electric Fields
Study of stationary charges and the forces between them using Coulomb's Law. Students map electric fields and discuss the concept of electric potential.
Key Questions
- 1How does this model explain the accumulation of charge on a conductor during a lightning storm?
- 2What variables affect the magnitude of the electric force between two charged particles?
- 3How would an engineer apply electrostatic principles to design an air filtration system?
Common Core State Standards
HS-PS2-4HS-PS3-5
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Physics
Unit: Electricity and Magnetism
Period: Electricity & Magnetism
Suggested Methodologies
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