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
Keywords
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
Title | Authors | Level | Type | ||
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Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) | Trish Loeblein | HS | Demo CQs HW Lab |
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Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School | PhET Middle School Team | MS | Demo Lab |
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Electrical Charge Lab | Dr. Wendy Adams | HS MS UG-Intro |
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Introduction to Electrostatics | Karen King | MS HS |
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Balloons and Static Electricity | UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | ||
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum | Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? | Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | ||
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS | Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | ||
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other |
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Translations
Language | Download or Run | Tips | |||
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Belarusian | All беларускі | Шарыкі і статычная электрычнасць | |||
Chinese (Simplified) | All 中文 (中国) | 气球和静电 | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | All 中文 (台灣) | Balloons and Static Electricity_氣球和靜電引力 | |||
Danish | All Dansk | Balloner og statisk elektricitet | |||
Dutch | All Nederlands | Ballonnen en statische elektriciteit | |||
Finnish | All suomi | Ilmapallot ja hankaussähkö | |||
Italian | All italiano | Elettricità statica | |||
Latvian | All Latviešu | Baloni un statiskā elektrība | |||
Polish | All polski | Balony i pole elektrostatyczne | |||
Portuguese (Brazil) | All português (Brasil) | Balões e Eletricidade Estática | |||
Slovak | All Slovenčina | Balón a elektrostatika | |||
Spanish (Peru) | All español (Perú) | Globos y Electricidad Estática | |||
Swahili | All Swahili | Umeme ya Tuli na | |||
Thai | All ไทย | บอลลูนและไฟฟ้าสถิตย์ | |||
Vietnamese | All Tiếng Việt | 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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Credits
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