Curated OER
Stepper motors
In this circuit lesson students build different circuits then complete a series of short answer questions on different diagrams.
Curated OER
Galvanic Reactions
Students create a battery using pennies. In this galvanic reactions lesson plan, students use pennies, a washer, salt water, wires, tape and a paper towel to create a battery. They use a voltmeter to record the voltage in their battery...
Curated OER
The Importance of Recycling Batteries
Students discover the types of batteries and their uses. They experience static electricity by rubbing glass jars and using it to raise their hair. After discussing the importance of recycling batteries and using ones that are...
Curated OER
Electrical
In this electrical worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary words in a word search that are related to electricity. There are 27 words in the puzzle.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Fields and Potentials of Other Distributions
In this interactive tutorial students will learn about electric potential and the principle of superposition. They will discover how superposition applies to electric fields and how electrostatic potential energy relates to electric...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Batteries: The Shocking Truth
Here you can find what you need to scientifically assess battery performance. In this exercise (that should take about one week) learn how batteries work, how they wear out and most importantly, how to make valid measurements to assess...
PBS
Pbs: News Hour Extra: Video Clip Board: Will Electric Cars Rule the Road?
Video considers the prospects for battery-powered electric cars and asks if they can compete with gas-powered ones.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Capacitors
Online university physics text called "Hyperphysics". Three sections here: Capacitors, Capacitor Combinations, Charge on Series Capacitors. These are nice clean lessons, good illustrations, many hotwords to assist. A fine online lesson,...
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Electric Battery
A brief article from The Great Idea Finder.
Other
Beginner's Guide to Measurement in Electronic and Electrical Engineering [Pdf]
The National Physical Laboratory, which is the UK's National Measurement Institute, offers a Beginner's Guide to Measurements in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Discusses how electric currents are measured and offers images.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Alessandro Volta
Learn how Alessandro Volta became a pioneer of electricity and power, and who is credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane.