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Electrostatics PPTElectrostatics PPT
Publisher
Urbana School District
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11th - Higher Ed
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Science
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Duration
1 hr
Number of Slides
36
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Electrostatics

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Why did lightning shock the man? Because it didn't know how to conduct itself. Presentation covers electric charges, insulators, conductors, electroscopes, lightning, generators, grounding, static electricity, and more. Presentation is the 14th in a series of 17.

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Concepts

electrostatics, electric charge, insulators, conductors, electroscopes, lightning, generating electricity, equilibrium, static electricity, coulomb's law, positive charges, negative charges

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use balloons to do electricity and static experiments
  • Bring in a Van de Graaff generator

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires prior knowledge of chemistry and advanced math

Pros

  • Highlights vocabulary and formuals throughout
  • Contains enough material to stand alone rather than requiring an outside textbook

Cons

  • None

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