Principles of Electricity · Physical Science
Static Electricity and Charge
Understanding the behavior of stationary electric charges and the laws of attraction and repulsion.
Key Questions
- 1What causes a spark to jump between your hand and a metal doorknob?
- 2How do lightning rods protect buildings from catastrophic electrical discharge?
- 3How can we use the triboelectric series to predict which materials will exchange electrons?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Physics: Principles of Electricity - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: Science
Unit: Principles of Electricity
Period: Physical Science
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