Monday & Tuesday

Feb.. 1 & 2

• Lecture
  • Static vs. Current. charged object, conductors, insulators
  • Drawing charges, electroscope,
  • DEMO: Static Hand holding.
• LAB ACT: What sign is my charge?

•  Read:
  • Text Ch. 32.1, 32-2, 32-4, 32-5
• Do: Webassign Reading Quiz

• Lecture:
  • The Golden rules
  • Charging by induction
  • pith balls
  • DEMO: flying bat, plates, popcorn
  • DEMO: Franklin lighting rod.
  • DEMO: Electric shielding

•  Read:
  • Text Ch. 32.6- 32.7
• Do:
• Supplemental reading
  • Discharging a positively charged electroscope.
  • Discharging a negatively charged electroscope.
  •  Inducing a (positive) charge on an object

Friday

Feb.. 5

• Laboratory: Electrostatics Story board exploration
  • In class activity notes are here.

  Physics Quest on electrostatics. Do parts I through IV. Cut and paste the questions in a word processor and type your answers.

Due : Monday

 Weekend

Feb.. 6 & 7

• Review

Finish your notes on charging. The links are on Fridays topics covered.

Monday, Feb.. 8

Tuesday & Wednesday

Feb.. 9 & 10

• Monday High school electives video. No new content.
  • Periods 1,4, 7, 8
• Lecture Coulombs law
• Lab:
  • Investigating Static electricity (double period)

•  Read:
  • Text Ch. 33.1- 33.3
  • Several animations showing charging and discharging objects.
  • Permanently charging by induction using a positively charged rod.
  • Permanently charging by induction using a positively charged rod.
• Do:
  • 3, 5, 7, 9, 21, 22

Thursday

Feb.. 11

• Lecture:
  • Electric fields
  • DEMO: Candle flame in E field
  • Electric force, E =F/q
• Lecture:
• Electric Potential
• W = qV
• Third meeting:
  • Activity: Charges, Energy & Voltage.

•  Read:
  • Text Ch. 33.4- 33.5
• Do:

Friday

Feb.. 12

• Test
  • Chapter 32 Electrostatics
  • Chapter 33 Electric Fields and Potential