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Science - Grade 7
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Quarter 3, Week No. 7
Title: Types of Charging Processes
First Edition, 2021

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Science 7 Quarter 3 Week 7

TYPES OF CHARGING PROCESSES

Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________

Learning Objective:

Describe the different types of charging processes (code: S7LT-IIIj13)

Sub-tasks:

1. Determine the different types of charging processes.

2. Demonstrate and describe how can an object be charged through friction,
conduction and induction.
3. Recognize examples of charging processes found at home.

Time allotment: 2-3 hours

Key Concepts

 All objects are composed of atoms.

 Atoms contain charge particles.
 Atom is the basic unit of matter consists of a dense central nucleus and surrounded by a
cloud of negatively charged electrons.
 Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.
 Protons are positively charged subatomic particles located inside the nucleus of an atom.
 Neutrons are subatomic particles with no electric charge and found inside the nucleus of
an atom.
 Electric force – attraction or repulsion between electric charges. Opposite charges attract
while like charges repel.

Figure 1. a. opposite charges attract b. like charges repel

 Electric field – region around a charged object where the object’s electric force is exerted
on other charged objects.
 Law of Conservation of charge- charges cannot be created or destroyed, electrons are only
transferred from one object to another.
 Charging means gaining or losing electron. Matters can be charged with three ways,
charging by friction, charging by contact or conduction and charging by induction.
 Charging by Friction or Rubbing – the transfer of electrons from one object to another
by rubbing. When you rub one material to another, they are charged by friction. Material
that loses electron becomes positively charged and material that gains electron becomes
negatively charged. Amount of gained and lost electron is equal to each other. When you

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 rub glass rod to a silk, glass loses electron and becomes positively charged while silk gains
electron and becomes negatively charged.

Figure 2. Example of Charging by Friction

Source: www.physicstutorials.org

 Charging by Contact or Conduction – the transfer of electrons through direct contact.

Electrons transfer from the object with a negative charge to positive charge. There are equal
numbers of electrons and protons in a neutral matter. When a charged object is used to
charge a neutral object by conduction, the previously neutral object acquires the same type
of charge as the charged object. The charged object maintains the same type of charge that
it originally had.

Figure 3. Example of Charging by Contact

Source: www.physicstutorials.org

 Charging by Induction – charging an object without actually touching the object to any
other charged object. It is the movement of electrons from one part of an object to another
part because of the presence of an electric field in a separate object.
Examine the given picture below, it shows this type of charging.

Figure 4. Example of Charging by Induction

Source: www.physicsclassroom.com

 Discharging – process of removing excess charges on an object.

 Grounding - is the process of removing the excess charge on an object by means of the
transfer of electrons between it and another object of substantial size. It is necessary in
electrical devices to prevent the build-up of excess charges where it is not needed.
 Polarization - charged object and an uncharged object tend to attract each other. When a
neutral object is placed near a charged object, the charges within the neutral object are
rearranged such that the charged object attracts the opposite charges within the neutral
object.
 Static Electricity – the build-up of charges on an object due to loss or gain of electrons.
(static- not moving)

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 Review

Directions: Fill in the following blanks with the word “electrons” or “protons”.

1.) _________________ are negatively charged and 2.) _________________ are positively
charged particles of an atom. The 3.) __________________ reside in the nucleus of an atom
and are tightly bound; they never leave an atom as a result of electrostatic procedures. On
the other hand, 4.) ________________ are located outside the nucleus and are easily removed
from or added to atoms. As the object begins to gain or lose 5.) ________________ from its
atoms, it becomes positively charged or negatively charged. A negatively charged object has
more 6.) __________________ than 7.) ___________________. A positively charged object has
more 8.) ________________ than 9.) __________________.

Exercises / Activities

Activity 1: Rubbing You!

What you need?

scratched paper
tissue paper
plastic cover cellophane or any transparent cellophane

What to do?

1. Cut small strips of scratched paper.

2. Rub the tissue paper against the plastic cellophane.
3. Place the rubbed cellophane above the small strips of paper.
4. Record your observations and answer the guide questions below.

Guide Questions: Write your answers on the space provided.

1. Why does the cellophane attract the pieces of scratched paper if they are neutral?
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2. What type of charging process does this activity imply?

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 Activity 2: Charge to Experience!

What you need?

Styrofoam cup
soft drink can
balloon

What to do?

1. Mount the soft drink can on the Styrofoam cup

as seen in Figure 5. Figure 5. Mounting of soft drink can

2. Charge the balloon by rubbing it off your hair.

Note: This will work only if the hair is completely dry.

3. Place the charged balloon as near as possible to the

soft drink can without the two objects touching. Figure 6. Placing the Balloon near
the soft drink can

4. Touch the can with your finger at the end opposite

the balloon.

5. Remove your hand and observe how the balloon and

the can will interact. Figure 7. Touching the can

Guide Questions: Write your answers on the space provided.

1. What do you think is the charge acquired by the balloon after rubbing it against
your hair?
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2. In which part of the activity did polarization occur? Explain.

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3. What is the purpose of touching the can in step #4?

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 4. Were you able to charge the soft drink can? Explain how this happened.
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5. Based on your answer in Q1, what do you think is the charge of the soft drink can?
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6. What type of charging process does activity no. 2 imply?

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Activity 3: Let us pass the Charge!

What you need?

2 styrofoam cups
2 softdrink cans
balloon

What to do?

1. Repeat all steps of Activity 2.

Figure 8. Putting the two set-ups into contact.

2. Let the charged can-cup set-up from Activity 2 touch a neutral can-cup set-up as
shown in Figure 8.

3. Separate the two set-ups then observe how the charged balloon interacts with the
first and second set-up.

Guide Questions: Write your answers on the space provided.

1. Were you able to charge the can in the second set-up? Explain how this happened.
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2. Is it necessary for the two cans to come into contact for charging to happen? Why or
why not?

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3. From your observation in step 3, infer the charge acquired by the can in the second
set-up.
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4. What type of charging process does activity no. 3 imply?

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Reflection

Directions:

Due to covid-19 cases last March 2020, the humanity is in danger because of this
deadly virus. And so, the country faced a major change in the field of education. To
prevent the widespread of the covid-19, DepEd ensures that no face-to-face mode of
instruction will happen. And because of this, online learning and modular learning are
implemented. This also means that learners are not allowed to go outside and therefore,
encouraged to learn inside their homes.

To ensure that learners will still apply the above key concepts about types of charging
processes to real life settings despite of staying at home and not able to explore the world
outside, below are given examples of charging processes found at home.

Read and identify the following situations if it represents charging by friction,

conduction or induction. Write your answers on the space provided before each
number.

______________________1. Clothes in a dryer rub together and begin clinging to each other.

______________________2. You comb your hair and it sticks to your hair.

______________________3. You rub a balloon on your hair and it sticks to the wall.

______________________4. You stretched and shape a plastic wrap to the sides of a bowl to cover
the food leftovers and it causes the plastic wrap to stick to the bowl.

______________________5. After walking across a carpet, you feel a spark between your hand and a
doorknob.

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References for learners:

“Electricity”, Grade 7 Science Learning Material, pp. 71-80, Department of Education, Philippines.

“Electricity”, Grade 7 Science Teacher’s Manual, pp. 164- 168, Department of Education,
Philippines.

“Instructor Materials: Electricity” by American Association of Physics Teachers © 2001. Accessed

on 1/5/21. https://aapt.org/Publications/pips_samples/2_ELECTRICITY/INSTRUCTOR/099_e4.pdf

Sarica, Serife, Physics with Examples, Amazon Services, Aug. 1, 2014.

https://www.physicstutorials.org

“Static Electricity”, the Physics Classroom. Accessed on 12/30/20.

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/estatics/u8l2b.html

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Answer Key
Review:
1. Electrons 4. Electrons 7. Protons
2. Protons 5. Electrons 8. Protons
3. Protons 6. Electrons 9. Electrons
Activity 1:
Possible answers.
1. Neutral objects can be attracted to any charged object. The rubbed plastic cellophane
becomes negatively charged repels electrons in a piece of paper. The near side of the paper
to the plastic object becomes positively charged, so it is attracted to the plastic object.
2. Charging by Friction
Activity 2:
Possible answers.
1. The hair will give up electrons thus the balloon will acquire a negative charge.
2. Polarization occurred in step 3. When the charged balloon was placed near the neutral soft
drink can, the charges in the can were rearranged in such a way that the negative charges
migrated towards the edge of the can that was farther from the balloon.
3. By touching the can, a path was provided for the charges to be transferred. This is an
example of grounding.
4. Ideally, the soft drink can will be charged. The hand provided a path for negative charges
to move away from the can thus when the hand was removed the can was left with a net
charge.
5. The soft drink can has acquired a net positive charge.
6. Charging by Induction
Activity 3:
Possible answers.
1. Ideally, the can in the second set up will be charged since excess charges has been
transferred to it from the can in the first set up.
2. The contact between the cans is necessary since it is this contact that has provided a path
for the charges to be transferred. This is possible because both cans are good electrical
conductors.
3. The can in the second set up has acquired a net positive charge.
4. Charging by Conduction
Reflection:
1. friction
2. friction
3. induction
4. friction
5. conduction
Answer Key