Conductivity
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About
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.
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking (PDF). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Conductivity: an inquiry activity (also uses other sims) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
HW CQs Lab |
7/28/12 |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
Other | 5/27/15 | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | 10/19/15 | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | 8/12/15 | ||
| Conductivity | Carl Bayer | MS | Lab | 2/5/09 | ||
| Intro to Circuits | Katherine Frett | HS | Lab | 2/27/07 |
Translations
Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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