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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation with balloons and a sweater that teaches about static electricity, electric charges, and electric force. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate static electricity by rubbing a balloon on a sweater and observing what happens. Try it with two balloons. See the positive and negative charges that illustrate why there is attraction or repulsion between the balloons, the...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on Much Smaller Scale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this elementary science activity, students will experiment with static electricity using balloons. After investigating how balloons attract and repel various objects, students will watch a simulation of static electricity to help gain...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Different Materials React to Static Electricity?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Polyester clothing was generally accepted as a popular trend in fashion at one point in history. Now everybody wears cotton, which doesn't get static cling nearly as much. Why are some materials more susceptible to static cling than...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Rubbing Up Against Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 5th
A tried and true balloon activity is to rub a balloon on your head to make your hair stand up. Learn how the rubbing builds up static electricity using this experiment to see if the number of rubs makes a difference.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Testing for Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members show you how to make your very own electroscope. You can use it to find out if an object is electrically charged. [4:17]
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Newton's Laws and Electrical Force

For Students 9th - 10th
How do Newton's Laws connect with electrical forces? This overview illustrates how they blend together. After studying this explanation, test understanding with the review questions provided.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Static Electricity and Static Discharge

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What static electricity and static discharge are, and how lightning occurs.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Bend Water With Static Electricity!

For Students 3rd - 7th
Contains a procedure for illustrating electrostatic attraction between opposite charges by causing a thin stream of water to bend. The site gives a brief discussion of static electricity, as well.
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Roll a Can With Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration on how to roll a can with static electricity using common supplies with information on how it works.
Unit Plan
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website has three different projects from which to choose on the topic of static electricity. Scroll up to learn more about static electricity.
Activity
Miami University

The Atoms Family: Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains a simple experiment that you can do at home that explains static electricity.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on static electricity, including how particles can be charged by friction, and electrical forces and why they repel or attract each other. Includes a link to a test.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Static Electricity Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive, multiple choice quiz over static electricity. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Physical Science: Static Electricity

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses electric charge and electric force, and identifies ways that electric charge is transferred.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Static Electric Charge

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses electric charge and electric force, and identifies ways that electric charge is transferred.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson 4: Action at a Distance

For Students 9th - 10th
Action at a Distance will enlighten learners studying electric fields. What are electric fields and what is the concept of action-at-a-distance? Take advantage of the interactive at the end of the reading.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
We've all had the experience: you're walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwatsheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of...
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Science of Static Electricity

For Students 2nd - 8th
What is static electricity and what causes it?
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Electric Force: Coulomb's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative tutorial on Coulomb's Law and electric force in physics features a definition as well as formulas, diagrams, and learning exercises.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Charging Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore charge interactions, the charging of objects by conduction and induction, and the grounding of objects in this interactive.
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Electricity for Kids: Static Electricity

For Students 4th - 6th
Kid's learn about the basic science of static electricity. What is it and how it works.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Static Electricity Thunder and Lightning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An activity where learners simulate the creation of thunder and lightning using simple materials, and learn how static electricity can produce sound.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Electrostatics Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore a virtual environment for exploring the electric potential surrounding a positive and negative source charge.

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