Balloons and Static Electricity
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About
Topics
- Static Electricity
- Electric Charges
- Electric Force
Description
Why does a balloon stick to your sweater? Explore the charges in the sweater, balloons, and the wall as you investigate!
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
For Teachers
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 | Demo HW Lab CQs |
| Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School |
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PhET Middle School Team | MS | Demo Lab |
| Electrical Charge Lab |
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Dr. Wendy Adams | MS HS UG-Intro |
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| Introduction to Electrostatics |
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Karen King | MS HS |
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| Balloons and Static Electricity |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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Translations
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| Belarusian | All беларускі |
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Шарыкі і статычная электрычнасць | ||
| Chinese (Simplified) | All 中文 (中国) |
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气球和静电 | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | All 中文 (台灣) |
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Balloons and Static Electricity_氣球和靜電引力 | ||
| Danish | All Dansk |
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Balloner og statisk elektricitet | ||
| Dutch | All Nederlands |
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Ballonnen en statische elektriciteit | ||
| Finnish | All suomi |
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Ilmapallot ja hankaussähkö | ||
| Italian | All italiano |
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Elettricità statica | ||
| Latvian | All Latviešu |
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Baloni un statiskā elektrība | ||
| Polish | All polski |
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Balony i pole elektrostatyczne | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | All português (Brasil) |
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Balões e Eletricidade Estática | ||
| Slovak | All Slovenčina |
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Balón a elektrostatika | ||
| Spanish (Peru) | All español (Perú) |
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Globos y Electricidad Estática | ||
| Swahili | All Swahili |
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Umeme ya Tuli na | ||
| Thai | All ไทย |
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บอลลูนและไฟฟ้าสถิตย์ | ||
| Vietnamese | All Tiếng Việt |
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Bong bóng và tĩnh điện |
Software Requirements
| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Internet Explorer 10+ latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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Safari 6.1 and up latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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latest version of Chrome
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Credits
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