John Travoltage
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Topics
- Static Electricity
Description
Make sparks fly with John Travoltage. Explore how charging Johnnie up and moving his hand changes how he gets shocked!
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, attraction, repulsion, and grounding).
For Teachers
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Lab HW Demo |
| 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 | |
| Exploring Electric Chrages | Matt Simkins | HS MS |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
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| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | ||
| Static Electricity Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided |
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| Simulações no Ensino de Fisica | Carla Tavares | HS | Other Lab HW Guided MC Demo Discuss |
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| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 | Diana López | UG-Adv MS HS UG-Intro Grad K-5 |
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| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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