Tried and True: Measuring Static Electricity: A Classroom Investigation to Understand the Triboelectric Series

by: Carrie Perry, Jill Nelson Granger, Arlene Vinion-Dubiel, and Hank Yochum

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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. The lesson described in this article is a structured inquiry during which students quantitatively measure the amount of charge transferred between two different materials.

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Analyzing data Asking questions CCC1: Patterns Collecting data Communicating Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Physical Science Electromagnetic forces ENCdl Experimenting Forces and motion Observing Physical Science PS2.B: Types of Interactions PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions Science and Engineering Practices Science as Inquiry Science Focus Science process skills SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations SEP4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2016Stock # ss16_039_07_14Volume 039Issue 07

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