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Balloons and Static Electricity
Why does a balloon stick to your sweater? Rub a balloon on a sweater, then let go of the balloon and it flies over and sticks to the sweater. View the charges in the sweater, balloons, and the wall.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Static Electricity
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, induction, attraction, repulsion, and grounding)
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
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| Afrikaans | Afrikaans | Ballonne en Statiese Elektrisiteit | Run Now | |
| Arabic | العربية | Balloons and Static Electricity | Run Now | |
| Arabic, Saudi Arabia | العربية (السعودية) | Balloons and Static Electricity | Run Now | |
| Armenian | Armenian | Փուչիկը և էլեկտրաստատիկ լիցքերը | Run Now | |
| Basque | Basque | Globoak eta Elektrizitate estatikoa | Run Now | |
| Bosnian | Bosnian | Baloni i statički elektricitet | Run Now | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Balões e eletricidade estática | Run Now | |
| Bulgarian | български | Балони и статично електричество | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 气球和静电 | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | 氣球和靜電引力 | Run Now | |
| Croatian | hrvatski | Statički elektricitet | Run Now | |
| Czech | čeština | Balonek a statická elektřina | Run Now | |
| Danish | Dansk | Balloner og statisk elektricitet | Run Now | |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Ballonnen en statische elektriciteit | Run Now | |
| Estonian | Eesti | Õhupallid ja staatiline elekter | Run Now | |
| Finnish | suomi | Ilmapallot ja hankaussähköä | Run Now | |
| French | français | Ballons et Electricité statique | Run Now | |
| Galician | Gallegan | Globos e Electicidade Estática | Run Now | |
| Georgian | Georgian | ბუშტები და სტატიკური ელექტრობა | Run Now | |
| German | Deutsch | Ballons und statische Elektrizität | Run Now | |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Μπαλόνια και στατικός ηλεκτρισμός | Run Now | |
| Hebrew | עברית | בלונים וחשמל סטטי | Run Now | |
| Hungarian | magyar | Léggömbök és a statikus elektromosság | Run Now | |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Balon dan listrik statis | Run Now | |
| Irish | Gaeilge | Balloons and Static Electricity | Run Now | |
| Italian | italiano | Elettricità statica | Run Now | |
| Japanese | 日本語 | 風船と静電気 | Run Now | |
| Kannada | Kannada | ಬಲೂನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಾಯಿ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ | Run Now | |
| Khmer | Khmer | បាឡុង និងអគ្គិសនីស្តាទិច | Run Now | |
| Korean | 한국어 | 풍선과 정전기 | Run Now | |
| Lao | Lao | ໝາກປຸມເປົ້າ ແລະ ໄຟຟ້າສະຖິດ | Run Now | |
| Latvian | Latviešu | Baloni un statiskā elektrība | Run Now | |
| Macedonian | македонски | Балони и статички електрицитет | Run Now | |
| Mongolian | Mongolian | Шаар ба цахилгаан статик | Run Now | |
| Norwegian Bokmal | Norwegian Bokmål | Ballonger og statisk elektrisitet | Run Now | |
| Persian | Persian | بادکنک و الکتریسته ی ساکن | Run Now | |
| Polish | polski | Balony i statyczne pole elektryczne | Run Now | |
| Portuguese | português | Balões e eletricidade estática | Run Now | |
| Romanian | română | Baloanele si Electricitatea Statica | Run Now | |
| Russian | русский | Шарики и статическое электричество | Run Now | |
| Serbian | Српски | Балони и статички електрицитет | Run Now | |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Balón a statická elektrina | Run Now | |
| Slovenian | Slovenščina | Statična elektrika pri balonu. | Run Now | |
| Spanish | español | Globos y Electricidad Estática | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Peru) | español (Perú) | Globos y Electricidad Estática | Run Now | |
| Swedish | svenska | Ballonger och statisk elektricitet | Run Now | |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Balon ve Durgun Elektrik | Run Now | |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | Şarlar we statiki elektriklik | Run Now | |
| Ukrainian | українська | Електризація та взаємодія зарядів | Run Now | |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Bong bóng và tĩnh điện | Run Now |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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