TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 2: Electrostatics
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
The student will define an electrostatic charge. C2 Classroom discussion of electrostatic charge. Define components of electrostatic charge
The student will define and name the types of charges,
Experiment in lab with conductors and insulators.
conductors and insulators.
The student will demonstrate the process of charging
Using a balloon, charge a second balloon by
by induction and conduction.
induction and conduction in lab.
The student will understand Coulomb's Law. Calculate forces on two charged balloons hanging
from strings.
The student will understand and define the components
Use computer simulated Millikan oil drop
of Millikan's oil drop experiment.
experiment.
The student will define and calculate electric field
strength.
Classroom discussion of electric fields.
in essay test question.
List four examples of each in short
answer test question.
Explain induction and conduction on
formal lab report.
Relate Coulomb's law to balloon lab, in
lab report.
Sketch and label components of
Milliken's oil drop experiment in lab
report.
Relate electric field to a gravitational
field in constructed response test
question.
The student will determine electric field lines around
various stationary charges.
Diagram electric fields
Sketch field lines on one or two point
charges in short answer test question.
The student will identify the characteristics of an
electric field inside and outside a conductor.
Experiment with electric fields in lab.
Sketch field lines of several conductors of
various shapes in written lab report.
The student will define electric potential. Classroom discussion of electric potential. Use dimensional analysis to verify
electric potential equation in constructed
response test question.
The student will relate electric potential to work done
on a particle.
The student will define and calculate potential
difference.
Use computer to simulate electric potential.
Demonstration of calculating potential difference
followed by guided practice.
Calculate work done on an electron in a
uniform field in written lab report.
Calculate potential difference of an
electron moving through a uniform field
in short answer test question.
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