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This lesson plan for secondary physical science demonstrates induction and conduction through a "dancing" Cheerio and a charged plastic ruler. The lesson includes a printable student review sheet and background information on electrostatics.  

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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electrostatics
= Induced Charge
- High School
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Lesson/Lesson Plan
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- Physical Science
- Physics First
- Conceptual Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
- New teachers
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© 2003 University of Virginia, Physics Department
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charge, electricity, electrostatics, induction
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(University of Virginia, 2003), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20150918211203/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticElectricityFrm.htm).
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University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Static Electricity (University of Virginia, 2003), <http://web.archive.org/web/20150918211203/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticElectricityFrm.htm>.
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University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Static Electricity. (2003, January 31). Retrieved December 13, 2024, from University of Virginia: http://web.archive.org/web/20150918211203/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticElectricityFrm.htm
Chicago Format
University of Virginia. University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Static Electricity. University of Virginia, January 31, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20150918211203/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticElectricityFrm.htm (accessed 13 December 2024).
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University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Static Electricity. University of Virginia, 2003. 31 Jan. 2003. 13 Dec. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20150918211203/http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/StaticElectricityFrm.htm>.
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@misc{ Title = {University of Virginia Physical Science SOL Activities: Static Electricity}, Publisher = {University of Virginia}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {13 December 2024}, Month = {January 31, 2003}, Year = {2003} }
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