Electrostatic Charge & Coulomb's Law Project-Based Learning Activity | Physics II | Grades 9–12

Electrostatic Charge & Coulomb's Law Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for Physics II (grades 9–12) on Electrostatic Charge & Coulomb's Law.

Pairs with: Electrostatic Charge & Coulomb's Law Slide Show Presentation; Electrostatic Charge & Coulomb's Law Guided Notes; Electrostatic Charge & Coulomb's Law Lesson Quiz; Electrostatic Charge & Coulomb's Law Unit Test.

Sections: Scenario And Given Specs — Nothing Here Is A Result; Five Milestones, One Product; Milestone 1 Of 5 — Project Based Learning; Milestone 2 Of 5 — Project Based Learning; Milestone 3 Of 5 — Project Based Learning; Milestone 4 Of 5 — Project Based Learning; Milestone 5 Of 5 — Project Based Learning; The Single Product — Checklist. Sample item: “Driving question: How close must a charged collector sit to a charged dust grain to pull the grain out of moving air, and how do you prove the design works with Coulomb's Law?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 12 slides); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: NGSS High School Physical Science (HS-PS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for Physics II, grades 9–12.

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