Static Electricity: An In-depth Program

An In-Depth Program: Includes everything in Ststic Electricity101 and additional activities using the Periodic Table.

Important Dates

Registration Opens:
Wednesday, June 01, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.

Registration Closes:
Monday, April 23, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.

Program Starts:
Monday, September 12, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.

Program Ends:
Friday, June 29, 2012, at 3:00 p.m.

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Menzel Smith-Jones
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4495 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
slc@bnl.gov

In this exciting program students will learn about the structure of the atom and its role in creating static electricity. Students will experiment with various materials to determine which combination works the best for building up an electrostatic force. In addition to learning about atoms, the periodic table of elements, and the triboelectric series, students will have the opportunity to participate in many interactive demonstrations using our Van de Graff generator!

Vocabulary

atom, electron, proton, neutron, static, current, electrostatic force, triboelectric series, discharge, repel, Van de Graff generator

Audience for This Program

Grades 6th, 7th, and 8th

Program Benefits

Lesson Objectives

1) Observe that difference between the two types of electricity.

2) Define discharge as the transfer of electrons from one object to another.

3) Identify parts of the atom.

4) Conduct a scientific experiment to discover electrostatic forces and how different materials affect this force by giving up or taking electrons more readily than others.

5) Observe that math is an important part of science.