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Excite your classes with an exploration of the kinetic energy of electrons. Scholars watch as excited electrons transfer their energy between one another. The simulation models this transfer while graphing the change in kinetic energy of a single electron.
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Instructional Ideas
- Show the animation without the graph and ask pupils to create a graph of the kinetic energy
- Take screenshots of different graphs and ask learners to rank the graphs according to the initial speed of the electron
Classroom Considerations
- Expects an understanding of kinetic energy and motion
Pros
- Animation and graph change at the same time to show the changes in real time
- Lets users change the scale of the graph to better show the change in kinetic energy
Cons
- None