University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Neon Bulbs & Motion of Charge

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This item is a lesson plan featuring the neon bulb, an object that can be lighted either by electric current or by static charge. Accompanied by detailed background information, this lesson promotes conceptual understanding of electron transfer. It includes printable data sheets for use in the physics classroom. No math is required. This lesson is part of a larger collection generated by the University of Virginia Department of Physics outreach program.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits - Electrostatics	- High School - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Lesson/Lesson Plan

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Restriction:: © 2003 Robert Morse
Keywords:: charge interaction, electric charge, electricity, electrostatics, motion of charge, voltage
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created November 7, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: August 13, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 31, 2003

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This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.

Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Teaching About Electrostatics

This lesson plan features the neon bulb, an object that can be lighted either by electric current or by static charge. Accompanied by detailed background information, this lesson promotes conceptual understanding of electron transfer. It includes printable data sheets for use in the physics classroom. No math is required.

Link to Unit:

Topic: Electricity and Electrical Energy
Unit Title: Electrical Charge

This lesson plan features the neon bulb, an object that can be lighted either by electric current or by static electricity. Accompanied by detailed background information, this lesson promotes conceptual understanding of electron transfer.

Link to Unit:

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R. Morse, University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Neon Bulbs & Motion of Charge (2003), <http://web.archive.org/web/20170625221149/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/NeonChargeFrm.htm>.

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Morse, R. (2003, January 31). University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Neon Bulbs & Motion of Charge. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from http://web.archive.org/web/20170625221149/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/NeonChargeFrm.htm

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Morse, Robert. University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Neon Bulbs & Motion of Charge. January 31, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20170625221149/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/NeonChargeFrm.htm (accessed 13 February 2025).

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Morse, Robert. University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Neon Bulbs & Motion of Charge. 2003. 31 Jan. 2003. 13 Feb. 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20170625221149/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/NeonChargeFrm.htm>.

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