Balloons and Static Electricity

Balloons and Static Electricity Screenshot
  • Static Electricity
  • Electric Charges
  • Electric Force
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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
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Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

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Charges and Fields Remote Lab Introduction to Static Electricity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
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Inquiry Based Modeling Static Electricity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
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Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
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Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
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Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS Lab
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Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. PhET Middle School Team MS Lab
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Electrical Charge Lab A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Dr. Wendy Adams MS
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Introduction to Electrostatics A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Karen King HS
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Balloons and Static Electricity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. UTeach Middle School PhET Team MS Lab Chemistry
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other Physics
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Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López MS
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PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum This contribution was designed by PhET. Julia Chamberlain UG-Intro
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Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics Jaya Ramchandani HS Other Physics
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer MS
HS
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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 HS
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Physics
Electricity Simulations Analysis Chris Leverington HS
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Physics
Static Electricity Lab! Jamie Schoenberger MS Guided
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Serie de actividades para Electrostática: de Electrización, Campos y Fuerzas A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein (traducción Diana López) HS
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Introducción al modelo de Electrostática A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López HS
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Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López Grad
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SECUNDARIA: Alineación PhET con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López MS
HS
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Chemistry
Biology
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PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López HS
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PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López MS
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Opladen door wrijving, influentie, geleiders en isolatoren - Google Quiz - guided inquiry Loran de Vries MS Remote
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Static Electricity SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Sanjana Acharya, Vaibhav Gupta HS Lab Physics
ELETTRICITA' STATICA Eileen Campana HS HW
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Remote
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Simulação virtual para os tipos de eletrização e a relação entre as cargas. Denis Alves HS Demo
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Atividades sobre Eletricidade nos OA's do PhET Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales UG-Intro
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Atração Eletrostática - Balões e Eletricidade Estática Laudenor Amorim, Gilvandenys Leite Sales HS
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Eletrostática no OA "Balloons and Static Electricity (HTML5)" Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales HS
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Eletricidade estática e Atrito Dennis Lima K-5 Demo Physics
Globos y electricidad estática_actividades de indagación Daniel Blanco MS
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Remote
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electricidad estática Elizabeth Cantero K-5 Guided Earth Science
CARGAS ELÉCTRICAS Y FORMAS DE CARGAR UN CUERPO JORGE ENRIQUE CASALLAS LOPEZ MS
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Práctica virtual "Electroestática" Amaya Garcia-Barahona HS Guided
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Modelos Atomicos Andrés Gualberto Palomo Cuevas HS Guided Physics

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