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 | HS UG-Intro |
MC | Physics |
Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW Lab Demo |
Physics |
Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School |
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PhET Middle School Team | MS | Lab Demo |
Earth Science Chemistry Physics |
Inquiry Based Modeling Static Electricity |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | CQs Demo |
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 | Physics Chemistry |
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Balloons and Static Electricity |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | Chemistry | |
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
Other | Chemistry | |
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Biology Physics Earth Science Chemistry |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Chemistry Earth Science Biology |
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Charges Activity with Various Simulations |
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Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | HS UG-Intro |
CQs | Physics | |
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Physics Chemistry Biology |
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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 | Lab HW |
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Introduction to Current, Voltage, and Resistance | Karen King | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
Balloons and Electrostatics Student Guide | Keith Duda | HS | HW Lab |
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풍선과 정전기 SIM 사용지침서 | 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) | MS K-5 |
Demo Lab |
Physics Chemistry |
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Electric Charge Basics | Sarah Stanhope | HS | Lab | |||
Exploring electric charges | dorina kosztin | MS UG-Intro HS |
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 | HS MS |
Demo HW Guided Lab |
Physics |
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