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Title Inquiry Based Modeling Static Electricity
Description This is an activity to be used in conjunction with common static electricity demonstrations. Learning Goals: Students will be able to describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts. (transfer of charge, induction, attraction, repulsion, and grounding)
Subject Physics
Level High School
Type Concept Questions, Demonstration
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords Circuits, Electricity, charge, electron, molecule, phet activity
Simulation(s) Balloons and Static Electricity, John Travoltage

Author(s) Trish Loeblein
Contact Email patricia.loeblein@colorado.edu
School / Organization PhET CU Boulder
Date submitted 11/3/05
Date updated 7/7/13

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How did you use this activity or change it for your class? Answer keys are often not available because the activities are inquiry based and lead to multiple answers. Professionally constructive comments welcome.

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