Topics
- Static Electricity
 
Description
Play with John’s foot and arm to explore when he gets a zap!
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, attraction, repulsion, and grounding).
 
          
            
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Play with John’s foot and arm to explore when he gets a zap!
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| Electricity Simulations Analysis | Chris Leverington | MS HS  | 
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| Static Electricity Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided  | 
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| PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) | 
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| PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) | 
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HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.
 iPad:
 iOS 12+ Safari
iPad compatible sims
 Android:
 Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.
 Chromebook:
 Latest version of Google Chrome
 The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims
 Windows Systems:
 Microsoft Edge, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.
 Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.9.5+, Safari 9+, latest version of Chrome.
 Linux Systems:
 Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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