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What is magnetism? |
What is a magnetic field? |
What is electricity? |
What is an electromagnet?
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STATIC ELECTRICITY LAB ACTIVITIES |
LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1
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STREAMERS This activity is taken from Janice VanCleave Physics for Every Kid, John Wiley and Sons, 1991 Problem: How can we charge an object with static electricity? Hypothesis: We think if ____________________________________________ _________________________________________then_______________________ ____________________________________________________________________. Materials: comb, tissue paper, scissors, and ruler Procedure: 1. Cut a strip of tissue paper about 3" by 10" 2. Cut long, thin strips in the paper, leaving one end uncut. 3. Quickly move the comb through your clean, dry, oil-free hair. 4. Hold the teeth of the comb near, but not touching, the cut end of the paper strips. Observations: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________. Conclusion: We learned ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________. |
LABORATORY ACTIVITY 2
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TINKLE This activity is taken from Janice VanCleave Physics for Every Kid, John Wiley and Sons, 1991 Problem: How can we demonstrate the effect of static electricity? Hypothesis: We think if ____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________then ___________________________________________________________________. Materials: comb, aluminum foil, scissors Procedure: 1. Cut ten tiny pieces of aluminum foil and lay them on a table. 2. Quickly move the comb through clean, dry, oil-free hair. 3. Hold the teeth of the comb above the foil pieces. Do not touch the aluminum. Observations/Results: ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Conclusion: ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________. |
