Exploring Static Electricity

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Submission Information
Authors	Katherine Frett
Contact Email	kmfrett@yahoo.com
School / Organization	Green Mountain High School
Submitted	07/01/15
Updated	07/01/15
Contribution Description
Title	Exploring Static Electricity
Simulations	John Travoltage / Pembangkit Listrik Statis, Balon dan listrik statis
Keywords	Atomic Structure, Periodic Table
Description	This activity is designed to be done as a homework assignment. It is a very basic introduction to charging by friction, polarization, and the attraction and repulsion between charged objects and particles. Within the activity there are 6 multiple choice questions that are designed to be concept questions. Prior to assigning the activity the students should be asked these questions. If they are put on an overhead and the students are asked to vote on responses you can get a good idea of what they already know about the topic. Assign the activity and after completing the activity the students should be able to answer all 6 concept questions correctly.
Level	High School
Type	Homework
Subject	Physics
Duration	30 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English

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Reason for nomination

What do you think about this activity? How did you use it or change it for your class? Professionally constructive comments welcome.

I used this activity as a 30 minute introduction to static electricity in class. The students enjoyed the simplicity of the activities.I was able to identify all sorts of misconceptions the students had. Overall this activity brought to the surface what the students knew and thought they knew about static electricity and provided a good foundation to work from. 08/04/18 Adrian Carmichael

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