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Capacitor Lab: Basics : Inquiry into Capacitor Design (This lesson is designed for a student working remotely.) This lab uses the Capacitor Lab: Basics simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations at University of Colorado Boulder, under the CC-BY 4.0 license. https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/capacitor-lab-basics/latest/capacitor-lab-basics_en.html Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Identify the variables that affect the capacitance and how each affects the capacitance. Determine the relationships between charge, voltage, and stored energy for a capacitor. Relate the design of the capacitor system to its ability to store energy. Explain how to use a capacitor to light a bulb. Describe what happens as charge drains away from a capacitor into a light bulb Develop your understanding: Open the Capacitance screen, then explore to develop your own ideas about how a capacitor is designed. Explain your understanding: Use your own words and captured images from the simulation to show you can: 1. Identify what features of a capacitor can be maximized or minimized to make a capacitor with the greatest capacitance. a. What features of the simulation did you use to help you? I can change the separation, plate area, and voltage of the battery. 2. Design experiments to find the relationships between charge, voltage, and stored energy for a capacitor. Summarize your experimental procedures and findings. a. What features of the simulation did you use to help you? I can change the values for charge, voltage, and stored energy for the capacitor. 4/7/2020 Loeblein https://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/update-success/5449 page1
3. If you wanted to design a capacitor system to store the greatest energy, what would you use? I will increase the capacitance and voltage to store the greatest energy. Develop your understanding: Explore the Light Bulb screen to investigate how to use a capacitor to turn on a light bulb. Explain your understanding: Use your own words and captured images from the simulation to show you know how to use a capacitor to light a bulb. 4. What are the required components to use a capacitor to light a bulb and how does the system operate? The required components to use a capacitor to light a bulb is the capacitor being charged and connecting the top and bottom of the plates to the bulb. In order for the system to operate, the battery needs to be charged. 5. How would using a capacitor to light a bulb compare to using just a battery as shown: When using a capacitor, the bulb will not be lit up too long because the energy will run out. Using a battery is better to operate because it will have a longer energy life. a. Use Circuit Construction Kit Intro screen to test your ideas and provide supporting evidence. 4/7/2020 Loeblein https://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/update-success/5449 page2
4/7/2020 Loeblein https://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/update-success/5449 page3
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