+
Unit Plan
Other

American Institute of Physics: Werner Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an online exhibit covering Heisenberg's physics, career, personal, and political life.
+
Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Charged Fingers

For Students 3rd - 6th
Do you have the magic touch? Watch as your finger mysteriously moves a pencil without touching it.
+
Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Quantum Atom: Angular Momentum of an Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
A very technical explanation of the angular momentum of an electron.
+
Handout
PBS

Science Odyssey: Heisenberg States Uncertainty Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, that it is impossible to know both the momentum and position of an electron, along with describing the impact that it made upon the scientific community upon its introduction in 1927.
+
Interactive
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Electrons in a Box

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interactive component that allows you to change the mass, number of electrons and the length of the box and see how it affects the energy levels. Requires Java.
+
eBook
Libre Text

Libre Texts: Physics: Electron in a Box

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when an electron is trapped in a one-dimensional box? Take a look at these theories and equations applied to examples which can be illustrated this way.
+
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Conductors and Insulators

For Students 9th - 10th
This online tutorial helps students understand how the transfer of charge between objects occurs more readily if two objects are made of a conducting material. Conductors allow for charge transfer through the free movement of electrons....
+
Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: How Electrons Move

For Students 9th - 10th
Being able to control the movement of electrons is fundamental for making all electronic devices work. Discover how electric and magnetic fields can be used to move electrons around. Begin by exploring the relationship between electric...
+
Handout
Other

Using Curly Arrows in Reaction Mechanisms

For Students 9th - 10th
This page explains the use of curly arrows to show the movement both of electron pairs and of single electrons during organic reaction mechanisms.
+
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Movement of the Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site seeks to answer the question, "Why doesn't the electron fall into the nucleus?"