Static Electricity Science Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions | Physics

Studying static electricity and lightning is crucial as it reveals the principles of electrical charges and their effects on both technology and nature. Static electricity impacts everyday technologies like printers and air filters, while lightning provides insights into atmospheric physics and storm dynamics. Understanding the phenomena of static electricity enhances safety measures, advances meteorological studies, and informs technologies that manage electrical effects, making this field vital for both science and practical applications. With that in mind, let's engage with this excellent teaching resource!

This static electricity science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about static electricity. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this static electricity article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

THIS STATIC ELECTRICITY ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

• Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
• To extend students
• To increase scientific literacy in your class
• A weekly reading task
• Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
• To inspire students on a particular topic
• Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS STATIC ELECTRICITY ARTICLE:

• 3 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
• 2 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
• 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
• 3 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
• 2 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.

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I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).