Balloons and Static Electricity
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Topics
- Static Electricity
- Electric Charges
- Electric Force
Description
Grab a balloon to explore concepts of static electricity such as charge transfer, attraction, repulsion, and induced charge.
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
Version 1.4.8
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 | Demo HW Lab |
Physics |
| Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School |
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PhET Middle School Team | MS | Lab Demo |
Earth Science Physics Chemistry |
| Electrical Charge Lab |
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Dr. Wendy Adams | UG-Intro HS MS |
Lab | Physics | |
| Introduction to Electrostatics |
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Karen King | MS HS |
Lab | Chemistry Physics |
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| Balloons and Static Electricity |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | Chemistry | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Chemistry Biology Earth Science Physics |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Biology Physics Chemistry Earth Science |
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| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
Other | Chemistry | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Physics Chemistry Biology |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Charges and Charged Objects Investigation | Steve Banasiak | HS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Static Electricity | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Exploring Electric Charges | Matt Simkins | MS HS |
Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Electricity Simulations Analysis | Chris Leverington | MS HS |
Lab Guided HW |
Chemistry Physics |
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| Static Electricity Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | UG-Adv MS K-5 UG-Intro HS Grad |
HW Discuss |
Mathematics Astronomy Chemistry Physics |
| Static Electricity | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Sanjana Acharya, Vaibhav Gupta | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Simulação virtual para os tipos de eletrização e a relação entre as cargas. | Denis Alves | HS | Demo Lab |
Physics | ||
| Atividades sobre Eletricidade nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | UG-Intro MS Other HS |
Demo Guided HW Discuss Lab |
Other Physics Earth Science |
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| Atração Eletrostática - Balões e Eletricidade Estática | Laudenor Amorim, Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS UG-Intro |
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| Eletrostática no OA "Balloons and Static Electricity (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other MS HS |
Other HW Guided |
Earth Science Physics Other |
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| Eletricidade estática e Atrito | Dennis Lima | K-5 | Demo | Physics | ||
| electricidad estática | Elizabeth Cantero | K-5 | Guided | Earth Science | ||
| CARGAS ELÉCTRICAS Y FORMAS DE CARGAR UN CUERPO | JORGE ENRIQUE CASALLAS LOPEZ | HS MS |
Guided Lab Demo HW |
Physics | ||
| Práctica virtual "Electroestática" | Amaya Garcia-Barahona | HS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Modelos Atomicos | Andrés Gualberto Palomo Cuevas | HS | Guided | Physics |
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The new HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.
iPad:
iOS 11+ Safari
iPad compatible sims
Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.
Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims
Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.
Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.9.5+, Safari 9+, latest version of Chrome.
Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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