National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 600 Bc 1599
Find out how humans discovered the magnetic lodestone as well as the attracting properties of amber. Advanced societies, in particular the Chinese and the Europeans, exploited the properties of magnets in compasses, a tool that makes...
Other
Fermilab: What Is the World Made Of?
An introduction to the building blocks of matter, and the forces that interact among them. There is also brief discussion of antimatter and the standard model. This resource has numerous links to additional physics topics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unit 11: Magnetism: Summary
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summaries the key concepts in a unit chapter on magnetism and electromagnetism.
Other
The Elevator Museum: Andre Marie Ampere
A biography highlighting the scientific achievements of Andre-Marie Ampere, who has been considered the "Newton of electricity."
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Hans Christian Oersted
Learn how Hans Christian Oersted's discoveries in electricity led him to discover electromagnetism.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Joseph Henry
Learn more about the life and contributons in electromagnets of Joseph Henry.
Other
National Research Council: Elementary Particle Physics
The Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics, part of the U.S. National Research Council, presents this massive report on particle physics. It's a definitive document. Surprisingly readable, totally detailed. Start with the Table of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Yogurt Cup Speakers
This lesson introduces students to the role of electricity and magnetism as they build a speaker. In addition, students explore properties of magnets, create an electromagnet, and determine the direction of a magnetic filed. They conduct...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Two Sides of One Force
Learners learn more about magnetism, and how magnetism and electricity are related in electromagnets. They learn the fundamentals about how simple electric motors and electromagnets work. Students also learn about hybrid...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen Biographical
This biographical note on Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen describes his boyhood, upbringing, education, scientific work and accomplishments. Focuses on his studies of Xrays.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electromagnetism
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines what electromagnetism is and its uses, and the right hand rule.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Lord Rayleigh Biographical
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum, you can read about the scientific work of Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919 CE). This article includes information on his education and experiments with light and sound waves.
NASA
Nasa: Magnetic Fields
This site from NASA provides a short, illustrated description of the basics of magnetic fields and magnetic poles.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Magnetic Fields and Compass Orientation
Simulate the creation of an induced magnetic field through the use of a simple electric circuit. An interactive demonstration is included.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Contracting Helix
This nifty device, a kind of precursor to the Slinky, demonstrates how parallel wires attract.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Electric and Magnetic Forces
Given diagrams, illustrations, or descriptions, students will identify examples of electric and magnetic forces.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Electricity: The Mouse Cheese Analogy
This page uses a mouse and cheese analogy to show the relationships involved in electricity through currents and charges. Among the topics covered by the analogy are voltage, resistance and electromagnetism.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Optics, Electromagnetic Waves
This site from the University of Maryland provides part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of how scientists came to believe in the wave nature of light, the idea of an electromagnetic...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Put the Charge in the Goal
Students face a game-like challenge to use electrostatic forces to move a charged puck into a goal. By placing charges on the rink, a charged puck can be attracted and repelled around obstacles and into a goal.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Electromagnetism
Learn how to make your own magnet with some simple household items as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates how an electromagnet works. [1:03]
Science Struck
Science Struck: Electromagnetic Energy and Why It Is Important
Explains what electromagnetic energy is, the history of its discovery, some terms used when talking about it, and gives some facts about it.
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Simple Explanation of How Electromagnets Work
Gives a brief history of electromagnets and describes the parts of an electromagnet and how one works. Includes labeled illustrations and examples of their many applications.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Magnetic Induction Lab
This lab was designed to have students test the things that can induce a current in a coil of wires. This lab is a purely quantitative lab.
Science Struck
Science Struck: How Does Light Travel Through Space and Other Media?
A detailed discussion of the nature of light, how it can travel through a vacuum, and how the speed of light is affected when light travels through a medium.