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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electrostatics: Lesson 4: Electric Field Intensity

For Students 4th - 8th
A lesson enhancing students understanding of electrostatics. Recognize electric fields and know the strengths they can have. Identify the formula to determine the strength of those fields. Check out the interactive featured in the...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Lightning

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on static electricity, including how particles can be charged by friction, and electrical forces and why they repel or attract each other. Includes a link to a test.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Electrostatic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Electrostatic fields are explained and how to solve problems with them. Includes a simulation for exploring how charges work in an electric field.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Target Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Steer a charged particle to a target. Place particles in the game and charge them to guide a positive projectile around obstacles to hit a target. You can place any number of charged objects in any location to steer the positive particle...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Electric Potential Energy and Charge Intensity

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare the potential energy of particles with varying amounts of charge.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Electrostatics

For Students 9th - 10th
Electrostatics is the study of forces between charges, as described by Coulomb's Law. We develop the concept of an electric field surrounding charges. We work through examples of the electric field near a line, and near a plane, and...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Charge Intensity and Electric Force 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Manipulate the charge on objects to explore the relationship between charge, electric field, and forces on objects.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Physical Processes: Electrostatics: Electric Potential

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses electric forces, electric fields, electric potential, and the role that electric potential plays in enabling materials to pass through a cell membrane.
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Activity
York University

The Joy of Visual Perception: Physics of Visual Stimulus

For Students 9th - 10th
From an online "book," this particular page describes physics principles related to vision and sight. Keywords are linked to other pages with further information. The role of sunglasses in blocking glare is discussed and explained. A...
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Handout
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Electromagnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
A solid summary from the University of Oregon of the work of James Maxwell Clerk, Michael Faraday, and others in the field of electric and magnetic phenomena. This is a fine essay.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Electromagnetic Waves: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Electromagnetic Waves: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Electromagnetic Waves: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."
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Handout
Orpheus Books

Q Files: Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Charge

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn how electric charges work and about Coulomb's Law, which is used to calculate the strength of an electric force.
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Unit Plan
Learn AP Physics

Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Electrostatics

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews electrostatics including electric charges, Coulomb's law, static electricity, electric fields, electric potential, and electrostatic...
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electrical Field Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains how an electrical field is created and the criteria that determines its' strength. Other topics briefly addressed include capacitors and the work of Michael Faraday.
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Electromagnetism and Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Cornell University provides a very short, very telling comparison of matter and charge. This is a good site to check out on the subject, with a chart diagram to help with further information.
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Handout
Other

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences: Resonance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a straightforward definition of resonance in an electrical circuit.