Overall Charge and Static Electricity

Get charged up about static electricity with this informative worksheet! Students will begin by reading an introduction to static electricity and reviewing a diagram that illustrates positive and negative charges. In part one, learners will examine diagrams of six different objects to determine whether the item has an overall positive, negative, or neutral charge. In part two, students will use their answers from part one to identify pairs of objects that would repel or attract each other and explain why. 

This worksheet will help fourth and fifth graders understand more about static electricity, the charge of objects, and why some items attract or repel one another. Familiarity with positive, negative, and neutral charges is fundamental for future lessons in physical science.