John Travoltage
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About
Topics
- Static Electricity
Description
Make sparks fly with John Travoltage. Explore how charging Johnnie up and moving his hand changes how he gets shocked!
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, attraction, repulsion, and grounding).
For Teachers
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW Lab CQs Demo |
5/27/15 |
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | 10/19/15 | ||
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | 8/12/15 |
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Software Requirements
Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Internet Explorer 10+ latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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Safari 6.1 and up latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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latest version of Chrome
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Credits
Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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