Lessons
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Statix 101
*Understanding the structure of the atom and what is referred to as electrostatic neutrality/possession of net positive or negative charge.
*Understanding that net charge is the property of an object and come in "two flavours" that we call positive and negative. This can be deduced by the attractive and repulsive forces experienced in various electrostatic experiments.
*Experiment: to know how to charge an object and perform basic experiments with rods, balloons and dusters
(NB: Induction is left until next year)
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Applications of Statics
*Understanding the difference between an insulator and conductor and how we can make a material conduct by application of a strong electric field across it.
*What are sparks?
*What is the Van de Graaf Generator and how does it work? What exactly are the sparks doing? Where to they jump from and to etc?
*To know what mutual repulsion is.
*To know how lightning is formed.
