Static Electricity - Applications. The package includes the lesson (student and teacher versions of the Power Point) and a student lesson handout as a word document. The Power Point is fun and applicable with THREE videos embedded right into the Power Point slides.

Included in the lesson package is:

- The teacher version of the power point

- The student version of the power point

- Multiple videos and simulations embedded directly onto the slides

- Student lesson handout

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In order, the lesson covers:

- Grounding

- Dangers of static buildup

- Reducing pollution

- Painting

- Lightning and Tesla Coils

Buyer Comment: "Great! I loved using this to break down static! The kids were engaged the whole time!"

The student version of the power point contains multiple blanks that need to be filled in throughout the lesson. These blanks are conveniently underlined and bolded on the teacher copy. I have found this to be the most effective means of keeping my students engaged and active without having them write everything out. This also leaves more time for discussion and activities.

NGSS:

MS-PS2-3 - Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

This standard covers investigating factors that affect electric forces, which aligns with the static electricity content in the lesson.

MS-PS3-5 - Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

The applications of static electricity connect to energy transfers and transformations, relating to this standard.

HS-PS2-4 - Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.

Coulomb's law for electrostatic forces is relevant to the concepts covered in the static electricity lesson.

HS-PS3-5 - Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction.

The individual Electricity Unit Lessons can be accessed below.

Lesson 1 - Electricity

Lesson 2 - Solving Circuit Diagrams

Lesson 3 - Power and Electrical Energy

Lesson 4 - Resistance

Lesson 5 - Electric Circuits Online Lab

Lesson 6 - Electrical Safety in the Home

Lesson 7 - How is electricity produced?

Lesson 8 - Static Electricity

Lesson 9 - Charging by Friction, Contact and Induction

Lesson 10 - Static Electricity Applications

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