Lesson 2 - Static Electricity

Introduction

So you’re walking around the house in your wool socks. You go to open a door, and ZAP — you get a shock! That "zap" is caused by electricity - static electricity. Static electricity is also found in thunderstorms in the form of lightning!


Static electricity is a build-up of electricity on a surface. You build up a static charge when two objects touch each other and the electrons move from one object to the other. One object will become positively charged and the other will become negatively charged. Objects with the same charge will push away from each other. Objects with opposite charges will attract.

Let’s learn more about static electricity.


Static Electricity

In your Science Journal:

    1. Write down today’s Lesson Title at the top of your next Journal page.
    2. Write today’s learning objective on the first line.
    3. Explore the Module 8 - Lesson 2 presentation below. Today, we’ll learn about why when you go down a slide, your hair stands up straight - static electricity.  We’ll be exploring a Google Slides presentation. It is a presentation that will help introduce you to the idea of static electricity and its properties and characteristics.
    4. Write down the important terms and their definitions and important diagrams (yellow boxes) in your Science Journal.

 


Video

Watch the video below to learn more about Static Electricity.

   

 

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