John Travoltage
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Topics
- Static Electricity
Description
Play with John’s foot and arm to explore when he gets a zap!
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, attraction, repulsion, and grounding).
Version 1.5.12
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
| Inquiry Based Modeling Static Electricity |
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Trish Loeblein | HS MS |
HW Remote MC Demo Lab |
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 |
Lab Demo HW |
Physics |
| Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW Lab Demo |
Physics |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | MS HS |
Other | Earth Science Chemistry Biology Physics |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Biology Chemistry Physics Earth Science |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | Biology Chemistry Physics |
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| Travoltage Lab | Briana Clarke | HS | Lab Guided |
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| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Charges and Charged Objects Investigation | Steve Banasiak | HS | Lab Guided |
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| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Exploring Electric Charges | Matt Simkins | HS MS |
Guided Lab |
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 |
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| SECUNDARIA: Alineación PhET con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | MS HS |
Other | Mathematics Biology Chemistry Physics |
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| Serie de actividades para Electrostática: de Electrización, Campos y Fuerzas |
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Trish Loeblein (traducción Diana López) | UG-Intro MS HS |
MC Discuss Guided Remote Lab HW |
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| PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) |
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Diana López | HS UG-Intro |
Other | Chemistry Physics Mathematics |
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| PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | MS K-5 |
Lab Demo Discuss HW Guided |
Mathematics Astronomy Physics Chemistry |
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| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | UG-Intro UG-Adv HS K-5 MS Grad |
HW Discuss |
Physics Astronomy Chemistry Mathematics |
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| Opladen door wrijving, influentie, geleiders en isolatoren - Google Quiz - guided inquiry | Loran de Vries | MS | Remote Lab |
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| ELETTRICITA' STATICA | Eileen Campana | HS | Lab HW Guided Remote |
Chemistry |
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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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