1. Choose any Teaching Idea from any of the Chemistry Simulations (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/chemistry ) and post your results/data and/or answers on your blog.
I did the balloons and static electricity. Using only one balloon, it picked up the negative charges from the sweater and then when it was put against the wall, it repelled the negative charges. It also went back to the sweater, and was attracted to the positive charges. And then I used two balloons, it didn't really make a difference. They both attracted the negative charges, and once again repelled against the wall and was attracted to the sweater with the positive charges. There was no attraction to each other.
2. Work with any of the Chemistry Simulations to create your own Teaching Idea. The criteria for this is as follows:
a. must identify and meet three (3) science education standards
b. must be original work
c. must be scientifically accurate and appropriate for the directed grade level
Kind of going off of the simulation I did, my teaching idea will be about static electricity and balloons. Using 3 different ballons, one filled with air and another helium, we will do 2 different tests. One will be rubbing against clothes, and the other against each other, then we will place them against a wall and in a bucket of water , as well as putting them up next to each other after the friction is created to see if it repels or attracts to each other.
the science education standards this meets is:
1.When conducting science investigations, ask and answer questions that will help decide the general areas of science being addressed
2. Use the science content being learned to ask questions, plan investigations, make observations, make predictions, and offer explanations
3. When studying a science-related problem, decide what changes over time are occurring or have occurred
This teaching idea is appropriate for elementary and middle school aged children. They will be able to use the balloons and on their own should be able to figure out what they are causing.
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