John Travoltage
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Topics
- Static Electricity
Description
Play with John’s foot and arm to explore when he gets a zap!
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, attraction, repulsion, and grounding).
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 |
Physics |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Biology Earth Science Physics Chemistry |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Chemistry Physics Biology Earth Science |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | Chemistry Physics Biology |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Charges and Charged Objects Investigation | Steve Banasiak | HS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Exploring Electric Charges | Matt Simkins | HS MS |
Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Electricity Simulations Analysis | Chris Leverington | HS MS |
Lab HW Guided |
Chemistry Physics |
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| Static Electricity Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided |
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| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | K-5 UG-Intro HS UG-Adv MS Grad |
HW Discuss |
Chemistry Physics Astronomy Mathematics |
Browse legacy activities.
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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