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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Charging Objects

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The laws that govern interactions between charged particles are explained, and methods of creating a net charge on an object are described.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Charles Augustin De Coulomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-language site lets students discover the life and work of this physicist and engineer, who is known for his studies of electric charges.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Physics: Coulomb's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a presentation of Coulomb's Law and the electric field potential formula, with example problems.
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Put the Charge in the Goal

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Electrostatic Repulsion in Van De Graaff Bubbles

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun look at how Van de Graaff generators illustrate electrostatic forces. (Java tutorial)