Balloons and Static Electricity
Scene Summary
- Simulation contains a Play Area and a Control Panel. The play area is a small room. The control panel has buttons and switches to change conditions in the room.
- Currently, room has a balloon, a sweater, and a removable wall.
- Yellow Balloon, In upper center of play area. Evenly between sweater and wall. Sweater is at far left. Wall is at far right.
- Yellow balloon has net neutral charge, no more negative charges than positive charges. Sweater has net neutral charge, no more positive charges than negative charges. Wall has a net neutral charge.
- Grab balloon to play.
Play Area
Sweater
Sweater has net neutral charge, no more positive charges than negative charges
Yellow Balloon
In upper center of play area. Has net neutral charge, no more negative charges than positive charges. Look for grab button to play.
Once grabbed, get ready to drag balloon. Press W, A, S, or D key to drag up, left, down, or right. To let go, press Space bar.
Green Balloon
In upper left side of play area. Has net neutral charge, no more negative charges than positive charges. Look for grab button to play.
Once grabbed, get ready to drag balloon. Press W, A, S, or D key to drag up, left, down, or right. To let go, press Space bar.
Wall
Wall has a net neutral charge, many pairs of negative and positive charges.
Control Panel
Run experiments with or without the wall.
Play with two balloons or just one.
Reset Balloon to start position and an uncharged state.