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Forces on Point Charges

Subject Area
Science: Physics: Electrostatics
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire Version
1.7
Other Materials
  • pen or pencil
  • copy of student worksheet
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS

Forces on Point Charges

Activity Overview

Students explore interactions between charged point particles. They first explore graphical vector addition and then use vector addition rules to explore the net forces on charged particles. The preconstructed templates used in this activity include charged particles and forces of interactions between the particles. When students change magnitudes of charges or distances between the particles, the vectors representing the forces of interaction change correspondingly.

Subject Area
Science: Physics: Electrostatics
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire Version
1.7
Other Materials
  • pen or pencil
  • copy of student worksheet
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS
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