Balloons and static electricity
what happened when you rubbed a balloon on the sweater? what happened when that balloon was moved close to the wall?
what happened when you rubbed two balloons on the sweater? were the balloons attracted to the sweater? to each other? to the wall?
john travoltage
what happened when john travoltage touched the door knob without rubbing his foot on the carpet?
what happened when john travoltage touched the door knob after rubbing his foot on the carpet?
what happened as the john travoltage moved his finger farther away from the door knob?
drawing conclusions
write a summary paragraph discussing this experiment and the results. use the following questions and topics to guide the content of your paragraph.
explain the behavior of the balloons referencing the charges.
explain how the distance and direction of john travoltage's finger effects the spark to the door knob.
dust in homes often clings to furnishings due to electrostatic interactions. using principles from this lab and your reading, describe how you think the tiny dust particles acquired a charge.