Minds On - Static Electricity
The Static Electricity Minds-On module consists of various missions (assignments) that address such topics as atomic structure, the nature of charge, insulators, conductors, charging by the methods of friction, induction, and contact, interaction between charged objects, Coulomb's Law, electric fields, and electric field lines. The missions and the corresponding objectives are listed below. Tap a mission's name to begin.
Activities
Mission SE1 focuses on the electrical nature of the atom and what must occur to a neutral object in order for it to become charged. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE10 pertains to the concept of an electric field. You should understand the meaning of electric field, the variables that affect and don't affect its intensity, and have some ability to perform simple calculations of electric field intensity. The mission consists of 31 questions organized into 8 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE11 focuses on the inverse square relationship between the electric field intensity at a location and the distance that the location is from the source charge. The mission consists of 36 questions organized into 9 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcome for this mission is ...
Mission SE12 pertains to the concepts of an electric field line. You should know enough about the concept to be able to predict the look of an electric field line and interpret electric field line patterns. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE2 pertains to the rules describing how charged objects interact with each other and with neutral objects.. The mission consists of 37 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE3 pertains to the triboelectric charging process ("charging by friction"). The questions focus on what the process involves, the result of the process, and the explanation in terms of electron movement. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 11 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE4 pertains to the process of charging by contact (i.e., conduction) and the process of grounding. Students will need to be able to predict which direction electrons will flow during each process. The mission consists of 34 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE5 pertains to the charging by induction process. You should be able to apply principles to a scenario in which a charged object is used to charge two connected pop cans. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE6 pertains to the process of charging by induction, with the specific focus being the use of a charged balloon to charge a conducting sphere by induction. The mission consists of 34 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE7 pertains to the charging by induction process, specifically to the charging of an electrophorus plate by induction using a charged foam plate. The mission consists of 34 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE8 pertains to the qualitative nature of the Coulomb's Law equation and the use of the equation to predict how a change in a variable would affect the electrostatic force. The mission consists of 37 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Mission SE9 pertains to the use of the Coulomb's Law equation to solve Physics word problems for F, Q, or d. The mission consists of 12 questions organized into 4 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...