Whether you're a teacher or a learner, these four simulations will help bring understanding and visualization of physics concepts.
Aluminum Can Polarization
The Aluminum Can Polarization Interactive allows learners to visualize the underlying cause for the attraction between a charged and an uncharged object. The uncharged object is an aluminum can at rest on a level surface. The charged object is either a glass rod or a rubber rod. The charged object can be brought near to the uncharged object and the resulting interaction is clearly observed. But more importantly, the response of electrons within the aluminum can is depicted in the animation.
Charging
The Charging Interactive allows users to explore charge interactions, the charging of objects by conduction and induction, and the grounding of objects. The Interactive is accompanied by a challenging game as a follow-up activity to the learning experience.
Name That Charge
The Name That Charge Interactive is a skill building exercise that provides the learner with an interactive self-assessment of electrostatic charging methods. The Interactive presents seven different situations, provides animations of each situation, and asks the learner to identify the type of charge present on the objects as the result of the charging process.
Coulomb's Law
The Coulomb/s Law Interactive allows learners to explore the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged objects. The quantity of charge on the objects can be varied by dragging a slider. And the objects can be dragged closer together or further apart. The distance between objects can be measured using a built-in measuring tool.
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