Balloons and Static Electricity
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Topics
- Static Electricity
Description
Why does a balloon stick to your sweater? Rub a balloon on a sweater, then let go of the balloon and it flies over and sticks to the sweater. View the charges in the sweater, balloons, and the wall.
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, induction, attraction, repulsion, and grounding)
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Authors | Level | Type | Subject |
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Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
MC | Physics |
Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Lab HW Demo |
Physics |
Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School |
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PhET Middle School Team | MS | Demo Lab |
Physics Chemistry Earth Science |
Inquiry Based Modeling Static Electricity |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Demo CQs |
Physics |
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 | HS MS |
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 | Earth Science Chemistry Physics Biology |
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Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Chemistry Earth Science Biology Physics |
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PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Chemistry | |
Charges Activity with Various Simulations |
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Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | UG-Intro HS |
CQs | Physics | |
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | Biology Chemistry Physics |
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Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
NGSS MS-PS2-5 Aligned | Rosemary Boardman | MS | Guided | Earth Science | ||
Static Electricity: A Force to be Reckoned With | Lauren Dykstra | K-5 | HW Lab |
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Introduction to Current, Voltage, and Resistance | Karen King | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
Balloons and Electrostatics Student Guide | Keith Duda | HS | Lab HW |
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풍선과 정전기 SIM 사용지침서 | 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) | K-5 MS |
Demo Lab |
Chemistry Physics |
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Electric Charge Basics | Sarah Stanhope | HS | Lab | |||
Exploring electric charges | dorina kosztin | UG-Intro HS MS |
Lab | Physics | ||
High School Exploratory Lab for Balloons and Static Electricity | paul devoe | HS | Lab | |||
Electrostatics Simulations: Introductory | David Moutoux | HS | HW | Physics | ||
Exploring Static Electricity | Katherine Frett | HS | HW | Physics | ||
Eletricidade estática e Atrito | Dennis Lima | K-5 | Demo | Physics | ||
CARGAS ELÉCTRICAS Y FORMAS DE CARGAR UN CUERPO | JORGE ENRIQUE CASALLAS LOPEZ | MS HS |
Demo HW Lab Guided |
Physics |
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