HS-PS2-5 - Performance Expectation
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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investigationevidenceelectric currentmagnetic fieldchanging magnetic fieldelectric current
Skills
- plan an investigation (to gather evidence about the relationship between electric currents and magnetic fields) #dok3
- conduct an investigation (to observe and collect data about the effects of electric currents on magnetic fields and vice versa) #dok3
- gather evidence (from experiments involving electricity and magnetism) #dok2
- compare (effects of electric currents and changing magnetic fields) #dok2
- infer (the relationship between electric currents and magnetic fields from experimental data) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify examples of electric currents and magnetic fields in laboratory setups. #dok1
- I can describe how an electric current can generate a magnetic field. #dok2
- I can describe how a changing magnetic field can generate an electric current. #dok2
- I can plan an investigation to test the relationship between electric current and magnetic field. #dok3
- I can conduct an investigation to collect evidence for the production of magnetic fields by electric currents and electric currents by changing magnetic fields. #dok3
- I can analyze evidence from experiments to draw conclusions about electromagnetic induction. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Electric currents and magnetic fields are interrelated and can generate each other under certain conditions.
- Experiments provide direct evidence for the link between electricity and magnetism, forming a foundation for understanding electromagnetism.
Essential Questions
- How can an electric current produce a magnetic field?
- How can a changing magnetic field produce an electric current?
- What evidence can be gathered from experiments to demonstrate the relationship between electricity and magnetism?
- Why are investigations important for understanding interactions between electric currents and magnetic fields?
- How does the relationship between electricity and magnetism impact technological devices in daily life?
