In this interactive tutorial students will explore what is the cause and mechanism associated with lightning strikes, They will investiage how lightning rods serve to protect buildings from the devastating effects of a lightning strikes. An interactive quiz is included to assess theri knowledge.

Concepts

insulators, polarization, lightning

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Additional Tags

frictional charging, lightning rods, static charge, electric field, lightning and thunder

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)