John Travoltage

John Travoltage Screenshot
  • Static Electricity
Java Logo Original Sim and Translations

Topics

  • Static Electricity

Description

Play with John’s foot and arm to explore when he gets a zap!

Sample Learning Goals

  • Describe and draw models for common static electricity concepts (transfer of charge, attraction, repulsion, and grounding).
Version 1.5.12

Teacher Tips

Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Inquiry Based Modeling Static Electricity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein MS
HS
MC
HW
Demo
Remote
Lab
Physics
Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro
MC Physics
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro
Lab
Demo
HW
Physics
Static Magnetic and Electric unit (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS HW
Lab
Demo
Physics
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other Earth Science
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López HS
MS
Other Earth Science
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Travoltage Lab Briana Clarke HS Guided
Lab
Physics
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics Jaya Ramchandani HS Other Physics
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
MS
Other Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Charges and Charged Objects Investigation Steve Banasiak HS Lab
Guided
Physics
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C Roberta Tanner HS Other Physics
Exploring Electric Charges Matt Simkins HS
MS
Lab
Guided
Physics
Electricity Simulations Analysis Chris Leverington HS
MS
HW
Guided
Lab
Chemistry
Physics
Static Electricity Lab! Jamie Schoenberger MS Lab
Guided
Physics
Serie de actividades para Electrostática: de Electrización, Campos y Fuerzas A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein (traducción Diana López) UG-Intro
MS
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Guided
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Remote
Discuss
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Physics
Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López MS
Grad
UG-Adv
HS
K-5
UG-Intro
Discuss
HW
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Astronomy
SECUNDARIA: Alineación PhET con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López MS
HS
Other Mathematics
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López HS
UG-Intro
Other Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry
PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López MS
K-5
Guided
Lab
Discuss
Demo
HW
Mathematics
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Opladen door wrijving, influentie, geleiders en isolatoren - Google Quiz - guided inquiry Loran de Vries MS Remote
Lab
Physics
ELETTRICITA' STATICA Eileen Campana HS Remote
HW
Lab
Guided
Chemistry

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HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems.

iPad:
iOS 12+ Safari
iPad compatible sims

Android:
Not officially supported. If you are using the HTML5 sims on Android, we recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome.

Chromebook:
Latest version of Google Chrome
The HTML5 and Flash PhET sims are supported on all Chromebooks.
Chromebook compatible sims

Windows Systems:
Microsoft Edge, latest version of Firefox, latest version of Google Chrome.

Macintosh Systems:
macOS 10.9.5+, Safari 9+, latest version of Chrome.

Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Noah Podolefsky (lead)
  • Carl Wieman (lead)
  • Sam Reid (lead, developer)
  • Ariel Paul
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Patricia Loeblein
  • Sharon Siman-Tov
  • Wendy Adams (interviewer)
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