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Bill Nye

Bill Nye The Science Guy on Static Electricity

For Students 4th - 8th
Shock viewers with this video clip about static electricity! Bill Nye sports a wacky wig and explains how electrons get stored up on the surface of a Van de Graff generator and then jump onto a metal ball. If you do not have your...
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TED-Ed

The Science of Static Electricity

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Add some spark to your physical science instruction with this short video on static electricity. Taking a look at the fundamental structure of atoms, this fun film explains how rubbing objects together can cause electrons to move...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Electricity

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Shock your physical science class using this video to teach the basics of static electricity. Electricity is defined,and electrons are differentiated from protons on an atom model. The use of hydropower and wind are explained as ways of...
Instructional Video4:41
Physics Girl

Avoid Electric Shock Getting Out of a Car!

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Can you avoid static shocks? As part of a larger physics series, an electric video explains what a static shock is and why it happens. Then, the narrator offers an idea for reducing your shock when exiting a car. She also includes a few...
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Curated OER

Amazing Levitating Orb Science Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Five minutes and 80 cents is all it takes to create this levitating orb! Introduce the idea of static electricity with this simple, yet captivating experiment. Your learners will definitely want to play around with this one; it's...
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Crash Course

Electric Charge: Crash Course Physics #25

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Your classes are sure to get a charge out of this lesson! A video lesson explores positive and negative electric charges related to static electricity. The instructor then moves on to a discussion of charged particles in an atom. This is...
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SciShow

Electromagnetism - Electrostatic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4a

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An electrifying video explains the electricity portion of the electromagnetic force. It connects everything from lightning to static electricity. Diagrams and a visual aid assist in clarifying the role of electrons to the process to...
Instructional Video12:19
Bozeman Science

Electricity and Electric Circuits

For Students 9th - 12th
Explore the basics of electric circuits and diagrams through an engaging video lesson. After demonstrating the various symbols in circuit diagrams, the instructor shows examples of different diagrams. Diagrams start simple and become...
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SciShow

Why Does Glitter Stick to Everything?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Glitter, glitter, everywhere! It seems no matter how carefully people apply glitter, it sticks to everything. The video focuses on the science behind the spread of glitter. Through an examination of static electricity, Van der Waals...
Instructional Video2:53
Physics Girl

Five Physics Experiments for the Holidays!

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Some times of the year seem too busy for physics experiments. Fear not; a video explains five fast experiments using household materials. From creating CO2 to messing with static electricity, scholars enjoy playing with science....
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Essential Energy

Being a Safety Star (Stage 3)

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
A spark of static electricity contains up to 3,000 volts, while a lightning strike contains around 3,000,000 volts. To understand electricity, its power, and the safety considerations relating to it learners engage in a comprehensive...
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Curated OER

Introduction to Electricity

For Teachers 1st
Students experiment with static electricity and make their own electrical circuits. Students experiment with their circuits to explore conductors and insulators. Students identify Thomas Edison as the person who invented the electric bulb.
Instructional Video10:10
Crash Course

Skyscrapers, Statics, and Dynamics: Crash Course Engineering #26

For Students 9th - 12th
You definitely don't want skyscrapers to sway too much. An informative video discusses statics and dynamics, equilibrium, forces, and torque. It uses the Citicorp Building as an example to illustrate the danger of quartering winds and...
Instructional Video2:22
DoodleScience

Charge, Current and Voltage

For Students 9th - 12th
This brief video provides definitions for charge, current, and voltage and compares and contrasts these terms. The video also discusses coulomb, amps, and joules. 
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Veritasium

5 Fun Physics Phenomena

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Magnetic cereal? Bendable water? Young scientists study five physics phenomena by watching a video from the Veritasium playlist. The narrator accompanies each demonstration with descriptions of what is happening—or appears to be happening.
Instructional Video3:51
TED-Ed

Solid, Liquid, Gas and … Plasma?

For Students 7th - 12th
Most of us are familiar with the three states of matter—solid, liquid, and gas. But what about plasma? Yet 99.9% of the universe is made of plasma. Get the scoop on this gooey goo.
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Physics Girl

DIY Lightning Experiment! Make a Shocking Capacitor

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
If you need a project to add a little spark to your physics class, why not build a capacitor? A video from a larger physics playlist demonstrates how a capacitor works and how to make one from easily sourced materials. As an added bonus,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Static Electricity: Snap, Crackle, Jump

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, see static electricity make breakfast cereal jump and hair stand on end. [2:49]
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Static electricity is an electric charge on the surface of an object. When the difference between the charge on the object and the charge on a nearby object becomes great enough, a spark of electric current leaps between them. Learn...
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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 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.
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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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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.
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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.

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