STATIC ELECTRICITY
Topic/Date | Lesson; notes, simulations, activities and other resources |
Success Criteria: Students should be able to; |
Introducing Static Electricity
Mon Nov 19
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Note: Static Electricity Lesson 1.pdf
Investigating Static: Students will complete investigations to study the principle of static.
Simulation: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balloons John Travoltage: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/travoltage
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-describe the structure of the atom -describe how positive, negative and neutral charge forms -define and apply the laws of electrostatics
-investigate static electricity in the lab |
Investigating Static Electricity
Wed Nov 21
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Lesson on Charging by contact and Charging by Induction.
Investigation: Charging using a Pith ball Apparatus
Use an app like explain everything or hand write your Hypothesis, Observation and Analysis of the lab and hand it in by the end of class
HW: Text book Read 11.1 What is Static? p 465-466 Do Questions 2-8 p 471 Read 11.2 Charging by Friction p 472-473 Do Questions 1-2 p 477
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-investigate the effects of a charged rod on a neutral or charged pith ball |
Investigating Charge
Thurs Nov 22
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Investigating Static using Metal Leaf electroscopes
Handin your Hypothesis, Observation and Analysis of the 3 part lab and hand it in by the end of class Static Lab 2.pdf
Electroscope simulation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-3dkE3g4U
http://www.education.uoit.ca/lordec/ID_LORDEC/electroscope/electroscope_lo.swf
Text book Read Using a Metal Leaf Electroscope p 469
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-describe how to charge by contact -describe how grounding affects charged objects -describe how an electroscope responds to either positive or negatively charged objects -describe how to charge an electroscope by induction and grounding
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Mon Nov 26 |
Discuss how Lightning is generated and how we can protect ourselves and equipment from lightning 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipAemhMEKwE 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Awp-3CxSU
Describe how we use the laws of electrostatics in Spray Painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAEGkaqKZhQ Electrostatic Precipitator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcyFY3iAdlw
Text book Questions done in class: Q 3, 5-8 p 477 Q 1,6,7 p 482
Review
1) Use Success Criteria to Identify key ideas. 2) Try these practice tests Static Electricity Review.pdf Solutions to Electrostatics Review.pdf
3) Do text book review. Self Quiz Chapter 11 Q 1-18 p 500-501 Review Questions 1-6, 15-20, 23 p 498-499
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Other Resources: |
Video: watch -4:42 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT_LmwnmVNM What makes up an atom? How does an atom get a charge? How is a spark generated? What are practical examples of static electricity?
Watch Bill Nye Static Electricity Video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlp2y9_bill-nye-static-electricity_tech
Dangers and Used of Static: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1duox4XCM
Watch the following videos and summarize the content in each. Watch the following video Senior Physics Conductors and Insulators: 1-28:40 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bk8Bnyjsoo
Senior Physics Video: Charging by Induction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Hl1g_lnK0
9 Awesome Tricks using Static https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViZNgU-Yt-Y Fun with Tesla Coils: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApAF6zAlv8w |
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