Balloons and Static Electricity

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Submission Information
Authors	UTeach Middle School PhET Team
Contact Email	elyse.zimmer@gmail.com
School / Organization	UTeach UT-Austin
Submitted	12/03/26
Updated	12/06/22
Contribution Description
Title	Balloons and Static Electricity
Simulations	Balon dan listrik statis
Keywords	static electricity, electroscope, conductors and insulators, electric charge
Description	Lesson Objectives: 1. Students will be able to understand that similarly charged particles (proton-proton and electron-electron) repel each other while oppositely charged particles (proton-electron) attract each other and how electrons are transferred between two atoms. 2. Students will be able to differentiate between electricity and static electricity. 3. Students will be able to distinguish between the properties, in relation to the spread out and transfer of charges between conductors and insulators. 4. Students will be able to plan an investigation with a partner using an electroscope and various samples of materials. Note: The scripted version includes additional teacher resources, such as, background content, common misconceptions and a vocabulary list. It also has all worksheets as editable content.
Level	Middle School
Type	Lab
Subject	Chemistry
Duration	60 minutes
Answers Included	Yes
Language	English

	Content Level
Content Standard	K-4	5-8	9-12
Science as Inquiry - A
Physical Science - B
Life Science - C
Earth & Space Science - D
Science & Technology - E
Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F
History and Nature of Science - G

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