What ideas do students have about charging by rubbing?
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Research suggests that students have many productive ideas about electrostatic charge, and with appropriate support can build a sophisticated model. What ideas do students have about charging by rubbing?
July 3, 2018
Pedagogy Content- Attending to student ideas
Physics Content- Electrostatics
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Sample Discussion Prompts
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What did you observe in this episode? Talk to your neighbor about what you saw.
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Damien rubs and scrapes persistently for much of this episode. What do you think he is trying to do? What does this indicate about his model for charging objects?
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What does Cathy seem to think Damien is doing? What does this suggest about her model for charging objects?
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What does Alexa do with the materials? How is it different from what Damien does? What does this suggest about her model for charging objects?
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Bonnie does not speak much in this episode, but she does interact with the materials. Do her actions suggest anything about her model for charging objects?
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What student ideas about charging by rubbing are indicated in this episode?
