Lesson 1 - Electrostatic Motion Preview CT-STEM

Plotting Potential Energy

Using the Electrostatics model, plot distance vs. potential energy.

To create a plot:

1) In the model, use the CHARGE slider to choose an electrostatic charge value. Then, click SETUP, then GO.

2) Click anywhere in the green box to place the grey charge. Click on the charge and drag it around to adjust the distance between the grey and blue charge.

3) Your data has been collected in a data table on the right. Drag the column titled Potential Energy to the y-axis of the graph below the data table. Drag the column titled Distance to the x-axis of the graph.

4) Repeat with different electrostatic charge values.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Question 3.1

According to your graph, what do you notice about the relationship between distance, potential energy, and the electrostatic charge value?

Question 3.2

Upload a photo of the graph that supports these findings. To do this, click on the graph in the workspace above. When the teal option bar pops up, click on the camera at the bottom and save the image as a local file. Then, click use the file finder below to attach the image to this page. You can upload more than one graph that support your findings.

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