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-==== Project: Sorting Hawkions ====
+===== Project: Sorting Hawkions =====
-Since your team was so successful at creating the magnetic field detector, the Lakeviewians have now hired you to analyze other characteristics of the mystery particles. The particles appear to have a variety of masses, so you start by trying to sort the particles by mass for further analysis (using a mass spectrometer). Before building the spectrometer, your team is asked to develop a model of the spectrometer. The higher ups have specified that they would like to use a constant magnetic field of 2 T and to isolate the effects of the B-field within the magnetic housing box, but they are unsure what direction the magnetic field should be relative to the catching plate. Below is the beginning of a model that was developed by another team that mysteriously disappeared.
+==== Kick Off Questions ====
+  - What is the equation for magnetic force? Like all forces, a force always acts from something on something. For the magnetic force equation, this is the magnetic force from what on what?
+  - How is the right hand rule for magnetic field different from the right hand rule for magnetic force?
+  - Read through the problem and code below. Comment each line of the given code. In particular, what does the "if statement" at the bottom of the code do?
+==== Main Problem ====
+Director Lewis calls you, very excited.  She says that one of the FTOE scientists, Dr. Paul Triste, has developed a theory that the Hawkions could be used to dispel the storms around Lakeview!  Since your team was so successful at creating the magnetic field detector, Director Lewis wants your help to take some final measurements to confirm his theory.
+The Hawkions appear to have a variety of masses, so they need to start by trying to sort the particles by mass for further analysis, using a mass spectrometer. Before building it, your team is asked to develop a model of the spectrometer.  The lab director has specified that they would like to use a constant magnetic field of 2 T and to isolate the effects of the B-field within the magnetic housing box, but they are unsure what direction the magnetic field should be relative to the catching plate. Below is the beginning of a model that was developed by another team before they mysteriously disappeared.
 <code python>
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 </WRAP>
-Conceptual questions:
+==== Wrap Up Questions ====
-  - How is the right hand rule for magnetic field different from the right hand rule for magnetic force?
   - Which of your particles are the heavier particles and which are the lighter ones? How do you know?
-  - What does an "if statement" in the code do?
+  - What would create a constant magnetic field? (Like the one given in the code?)
-  - You calculated the force in the code, which has to be from something and on something. What is the force from and what is it on in the code?
-  - What would create a constant magnetic field?
   - Why do you get circular motion for the particles?
   - Do the particles speed up or slow down as they go through the magnetic field? Do the particles have an acceleration?