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Avoid Electric Shock Getting Out of a Car! Instructional VideoAvoid Electric Shock Getting Out of a Car! Instructional Video
Publisher
Physics Girl
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:41
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
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Year
2015
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Avoid Electric Shock Getting Out of a Car!

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Can you avoid static shocks? As part of a larger physics series, an electric video explains what a static shock is and why it happens. Then, the narrator offers an idea for reducing your shock when exiting a car. She also includes a few related variables that many don't consider.

21 Views 15 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

static electricity, insulators, electric charge

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • List and test other ideas for getting rid of static electricity
  • Discuss in more detail why humidity is an important variable

Classroom Considerations

  • Relies on prior knowledge of static shock and the properties of metals
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Applies to everyday life for many people
  • Works well in traditional or flipped classes
  • Provides closed captioning in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish for ease of note taking

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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