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Charges and Fields
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Move point charges around on the playing field and then view the electric field, voltages, equipotential lines, and more. It's colorful, it's dynamic, it's free. |
Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Electric Field
- Voltage
- Equipotential
Keywords
Sample Learning Goals
- Determine the variables that affect how charged bodies interact.
- Predict how charged bodies will interact.
- Describe the strength and direction of the electric field around a charged body.
- Use free-body diagrams and vector addition to help explain the interactions.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
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Arabic, Saudi Arabia | العربية (السعودية) | الشحنات والمجالات | Run Now | |
Basque | Basque | Kargak eta Eremuak | Run Now | |
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Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Taxas e Campos | Run Now | |
Bulgarian | български | Заряди и полета | Run Now | |
Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 电荷及电场 | Run Now | |
Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | 電荷及電場 | Run Now | |
Croatian | hrvatski | Naboj i Električno polje | Run Now | |
Danish | Dansk | Ladninger og felter | Run Now | |
Dutch | Nederlands | charges-and-fields | Run Now | |
Estonian | Eesti | Laengud ja väljad | Run Now | |
Finnish | suomi | Varaukset ja kentät | Run Now | |
French | français | Charges et champs | Run Now | |
Galician | Gallegan | Cargas e Campos | Run Now | |
Georgian | Georgian | მუხტები და ველები | Run Now | |
German | Deutsch | Ladungen und Felder | Run Now | |
Greek | Ελληνικά | Φορτία και πεδία | Run Now | |
Haitian | Haitian | Chaj ak chan | Run Now | |
Hebrew | עברית | מטענים ושדות | Run Now | |
Hungarian | magyar | Ponttöltések erőtere és potenciálja | Run Now | |
Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Muatan dan Medan Listrik | Run Now | |
Italian | italiano | Cariche e campi elettrici | Run Now | |
Japanese | 日本語 | 点電荷と電界(Charges and Fields) | Run Now | |
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Korean | 한국어 | 하전과 전기장 | Run Now | |
Latvian | Latviešu | Lādiņi un lauki | Run Now | |
Macedonian | македонски | Електрични полиња на точкести електрицитети | Run Now | |
Marathi | Marathi | प्रभार आणि क्षेत्र | Run Now | |
Persian | Persian | بارها و میدان ها | Run Now | |
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Romanian | română | Sarcini si Campuri Electrice | Run Now | |
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Serbian | Српски | Електрична поља тачкастих наелектрисања | Run Now | |
Slovak | Slovenčina | Elektrické pole nábojov | Run Now | |
Slovenian | Slovenščina | Naboji in polje | Run Now | |
Spanish | español | Cargas y Campos | Run Now | |
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Swedish | svenska | Laddningar och Fält | Run Now | |
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Turkish | Türkçe | Yükler ve Alanlar | Run Now | |
Turkmen | Turkmen | Zarýadlar we meýdanlar | Run Now | |
Ukrainian | українська | Заряди і поля | Run Now | |
Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Điện tích và điện trường | Run Now |
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