Electrostatics

Here is a collection of student lab activities on key concepts on electrostatic electricity taught in the physics and physical science classroom. Here you can browse lab activities by topic and get teachers notes, student worksheets and a list of equipment and supplies needed for each activity.

Static Electricity

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Buzz Putnam

Static charge (electrons, in this case) can be physically transferred from one object to another through friction. Students will use rubber, glass, fur and silk to create positive and negative charges, and investigate how these charges cause forces.

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Static Charge

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

Static charge (electrons, in this case) can be physically transferred from one object to another through friction. Students will use rubber, glass, fur and silk to create positive and negative charges, and investigate how these charges cause forces. An electroscope will be used to demonstrate charging by conduction and induction.

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Similar and Dissimilar Charges

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Paul Hewitt

To compare the responses of objects with similar and dissimilar charges. Students use a hand-crank Van de Graaff Generator to charge different objects to determine whether they attract or repel each other.

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Electrostatics

Static Electricity

Static Charge

Similar and Dissimilar Charges