Activate KS3- Electricity: Static Electricity

Static electricity, transfer, attract & repel

LO: to be able to describe & explain static electricity and link this knowledge to real life examples

ALL: define static electricity
MOST: describe what is happens in static electricity terms of electron transfer
SOME: explain why charges is transferred?
CHALENGE: link knowledge of static electricity to real life examples
S: Use whiteboards to find out what pupils know about electricity

I: Show diagrams of static electricity to find out what pupils know about this- get pupils to write down what they thin static electricity is in their books

M
A1: recall the structure of the atom & define electricity

A2: Perspex rod demo- pupils to draw a story board.

A3: VdG generator demo- pupils to draw a diagram to show one of the demonstrations shown

A4: attraction and repulsion with balloons can be done as class activity or as individual practical

P: write actual definition of static electricity & watch Mr Bean clip

H/W could use static electricity summary sheet.

Whiteboards, Perspex rod, VdG and demo equipment, balloons and strings (2 balloons per group)