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This is a lesson plan for beginning  high school physics and/or physical science.  It includes a lecture demonstration with a charged ballon, plus  three activities designed to enhance student understanding of electric charge, electron transfer, and polarization.  Estimated set-up time is about 15 minutes.  Conceptual questions are posed and answered by the authors.  Included are printable student data sheets and comprehensive background information on static electricity.

This lesson is part of a larger collection generated by the University of Virginia Department of Physics outreach program.
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Electrostatics
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- Middle School
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electric charge, electricity, electroscope, electrostatic force, electrostatics, electrostatics labs, experiment, middle school experiment, middle school lab, polarization, static electricity
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(University of Virginia, 2003), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20120203151439/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticFrm.htm).
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University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Introduction to Static Electricity (University of Virginia, 2003), <http://web.archive.org/web/20120203151439/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticFrm.htm>.
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University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Introduction to Static Electricity. (2003, January 31). Retrieved April 25, 2024, from University of Virginia: http://web.archive.org/web/20120203151439/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticFrm.htm
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University of Virginia. University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Introduction to Static Electricity. University of Virginia, January 31, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20120203151439/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticFrm.htm (accessed 25 April 2024).
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University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Introduction to Static Electricity. University of Virginia, 2003. 31 Jan. 2003. 25 Apr. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20120203151439/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticFrm.htm>.
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@misc{ Title = {University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Introduction to Static Electricity}, Publisher = {University of Virginia}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {25 April 2024}, Month = {January 31, 2003}, Year = {2003} }
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