Warm Up:
Learning Goal: Understanding and applying Coulomb's Law.
Today: Coulomb’s Law Investigation
Given: balloons, string, analytical balance, meterstick (or other measuring device)
Find: Estimate the net charge on a balloon by measuring the deflection between two charged balloons.
Include
Assignment:
Learning Goal: Understanding and applying Coulomb's Law.
Today: Coulomb’s Law Investigation
Given: balloons, string, analytical balance, meterstick (or other measuring device)
Find: Estimate the net charge on a balloon by measuring the deflection between two charged balloons.
Include
- Detailed free-body diagram of the forces acting on each of the balloons
- Force summation
- Derivation of the equation you used to estimate the charge on the balloons
- Compare the magnitudes of the electric and gravitational forces exerted on the charged balloons.
- Address possible sources of error in this experiment.
Assignment:
- Due Mon 11/6: Practice 16.4
- Due Wed. 11/8: Practice 16.5
- Syllabus and Safety Contract. Submit Google Form - students, parents.
- Complete this online activity (approx 15 min)