Conductivity
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Topics
- Conductivity
- Energy Levels
- Photoconductors
Description
Experiment with conductivity in metals, plastics and photoconductors. See why metals conduct and plastics don't, and why some materials conduct only when you shine a flashlight on them.
Sample Learning Goals
- Identify the driving force in a circuit.
- Explain the difference in conducting behavior between metals, plastics, and photoconductors in terms of the difference in the structure of energy levels.
- Explain why shining light on a photoconductor causes it to conduct.
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Conductivity: an inquiry activity (also uses other sims) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
CQs Lab HW |
Chemistry Physics |
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Chemistry Biology Earth Science |
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Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Physics Chemistry Earth Science Biology |
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PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Chemistry | |
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Chemistry Biology Physics |
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Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
Conductivity | Carl Bayer | MS | Lab | Physics | ||
Intro to Circuits | Katherine Frett | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
Condutividade - Esboçando Conceitos | Laudenor Amorim | HS | Guided | Physics |
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