Balloons and Static Electricity
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About
Topics
- Static Electricity
- Electric Charges
- Electric Force
Description
Why does a balloon stick to your sweater? Explore the charges in the sweater, balloons, and the wall as you investigate!
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, induction, attraction, repulsion, and grounding)
- Make predictions about force at a distance for various configurations of charge
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW Lab Demo |
| Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School |
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PhET Middle School Team | MS | Lab Demo |
| Electrical Charge Lab |
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Dr. Wendy Adams | UG-Intro MS HS |
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| Introduction to Electrostatics |
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Karen King | MS HS |
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| Balloons and Static Electricity |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
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| Exploring Electric Chrages | Matt Simkins | HS MS |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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| Static Electricity Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided |
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| Simulações no Ensino de Fisica | Carla Tavares | HS | Demo Other Guided Lab HW MC Discuss |
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| Modelos Atomicos | Andrés Gualberto Palomo Cuevas | HS | Guided | ||
| Carga | Patricia Abdel Rahim | UG-Intro | Lab |
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Software Requirements
| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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