Balloons and Static Electricity (PhET Interactive Simulation)
An interactive simulation that allows students to explore static electricity through charge transfer, induction, attraction, repulsion, and grounding. Students model how electrons move between objects and predict how electric forces act at a distance based on charge configurations.
Duration
< 30 MInutes
Subject
ENR (Energy and Natural Resources)
Grade
6th-10th
Key topic
Energy
Engineering Design
MN.NRES.01.01
Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
