Balloons and Static Electricity
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Topics
- Static Electricity
- Electric Charges
- Electric Force
Description
Grab a balloon to explore concepts of static electricity such as charge transfer, attraction, repulsion, and induced charge.
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
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Video Primer
Teacher-Submitted Activities
Charges and Fields Remote Lab Introduction to Static Electricity |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Lab Remote |
Physics |
Inquiry Based Modeling Static Electricity |
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Trish Loeblein | HS MS |
MC HW Lab Remote Demo |
Physics |
Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
MC | Physics |
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
HW Demo Lab |
Physics |
Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW Lab Demo |
Physics |
Balloons and Static Electricity for Middle School |
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PhET Middle School Team | MS | Lab Demo |
Chemistry Earth Science Physics |
Electrical Charge Lab |
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Dr. Wendy Adams | HS UG-Intro MS |
Lab | Physics | |
Introduction to Electrostatics |
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Karen King | MS HS |
Lab | Physics Chemistry |
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Balloons and Static Electricity |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | Chemistry | |
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | HS MS |
Other | Chemistry Physics Earth Science Biology |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Biology Chemistry Earth Science |
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PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
Other | Chemistry | |
Static Electricity | Patrice Edwards | MS UG-Intro HS |
HW Remote Other Lab Demo Guided |
Other Physics Chemistry |
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Statics and Voltages | Don Loving | MS HS |
HW Remote Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Biology Physics Chemistry |
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Charging By Rubbing | Bilal Sengez | HS MS |
Remote Demo HW |
Physics | ||
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
Charges and Charged Objects Investigation | Steve Banasiak | HS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
Static Electricity | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
Exploring Electric Charges | Matt Simkins | MS HS |
Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
Electricity Simulations Analysis | Chris Leverington | MS HS |
HW Lab Guided |
Physics Chemistry |
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Static Electricity Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
SECUNDARIA: Alineación PhET con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | HS MS |
Other | Physics Biology Mathematics Chemistry |
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Serie de actividades para Electrostática: de Electrización, Campos y Fuerzas |
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Trish Loeblein (traducción Diana López) | HS UG-Intro MS |
MC Remote HW Guided Discuss Lab |
Physics | |
PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) |
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Diana López | UG-Intro HS |
Other | Mathematics Chemistry Physics |
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PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | MS K-5 |
Discuss Lab Guided HW Demo |
Mathematics Chemistry Astronomy Physics |
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Introducción al modelo de Electrostática |
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Diana López | MS HS |
Guided Lab |
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Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | MS HS Grad UG-Adv K-5 UG-Intro |
HW Discuss |
Astronomy Physics Chemistry Mathematics |
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Jarduera, globoak eta elektrizitate estatikoa | DANIEL BLANCO (Jaione Eizaguirreren itzulpena) | HS | HW Guided Lab |
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Opladen door wrijving, influentie, geleiders en isolatoren - Google Quiz - guided inquiry | Loran de Vries | MS | Remote Lab |
Physics | ||
Static Electricity | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Sanjana Acharya, Vaibhav Gupta | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
ELETTRICITA' STATICA | Eileen Campana | HS | Remote HW Lab Guided |
Chemistry | ||
Simulação virtual para os tipos de eletrização e a relação entre as cargas. | Denis Alves | HS | Lab Demo |
Physics | ||
Atividades sobre Eletricidade nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS Other UG-Intro HS |
Demo Lab Discuss HW Guided |
Earth Science Physics Other |
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Atração Eletrostática - Balões e Eletricidade Estática | Laudenor Amorim, Gilvandenys Leite Sales | UG-Intro HS |
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Eletrostática no OA "Balloons and Static Electricity (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other MS HS |
Other Guided HW |
Earth Science Other Physics |
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Eletricidade estática e Atrito | Dennis Lima | K-5 | Demo | Physics | ||
Electrostatica | walter Manuel Trujillo Yaipen | UG-Intro Other UG-Adv Grad |
Lab Remote Guided Other |
Physics Other |
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Globos y electricidad estática_actividades de indagación | Daniel Blanco | UG-Intro HS MS |
Remote Guided |
Physics | ||
electricidad estática | Elizabeth Cantero | K-5 | Guided | Earth Science | ||
CARGAS ELÉCTRICAS Y FORMAS DE CARGAR UN CUERPO | JORGE ENRIQUE CASALLAS LOPEZ | MS HS |
Lab Guided Demo HW |
Physics | ||
Práctica virtual "Electroestática" | Amaya Garcia-Barahona | HS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
Modelos Atomicos | Andrés Gualberto Palomo Cuevas | HS | Guided | Physics |
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HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.
iPad:
iOS 12+ Safari
iPad compatible sims
Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.
Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims
Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.
Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.13+, Safari 13+, latest version of Chrome.
Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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