Noncontact Forces
Noncontact Forces
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Performance Expectation
Performance Expectation
MS-PS2-5: Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
In Student-Friendly Words...
In Student-Friendly Words...
I can investigate how forces can act between objects without them touching.
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Some forces act at a distance through fields.
Magnetic and electric fields can be detected through their effects.
Objects do not need to touch to exert forces on one another.
Scientists use investigations to gather evidence for invisible fields.
Interactive Learning
Interactive Learning
Watch & Learn
Watch & Learn
Real-World Connections
Real-World Connections
Wireless Technology
Wireless Technology
Many technologies rely on electric and magnetic forces that act without objects physically touching.
Maglev Trains
Maglev Trains
Magnetic forces can lift and propel trains without the train wheels touching the track.
Your Phone & Electronics
Your Phone & Electronics
Electric and magnetic fields are essential to how many electronic devices communicate and operate.
MRI Machines
MRI Machines
Hospitals use extremely strong magnetic fields to create detailed images of the inside of a person's body.
Take It Further
Take It Further
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