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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Forces on Moving Charges in Magnetic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will explore magnetic force. Students will observe interactions of magnets and study magnetic fields. The source of magnetic properties is believed to be moving charge. Since moving charge produces...
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Handout
Other

Corrosion Doctors: Nikola Tesla

For Students 9th - 10th
Research scientist and Professor Pierre R. Roberge presents this extensively researched, documented and well written look at the life and contributions of Nikola Tesla. A great number of links, quotes and references are provided at the...
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Article
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An early history and biographies of the most prominent scientists involved in developing the main sources of energy used in the twentieth century.
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Website
Other

Tesla Memorial Society: About Tesla

For Students 9th - 10th
While somewhat disorganized, the Tesla Memorial Society of New York chronicles the accomplishments of Nikola Tesla by posting historical photographs and documents of significance. Some time lined information of his accomplishments are...
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Website
Other

Nikola Tesla Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of the permanent exhibition rooms of the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Includes photographs of his prototypes on display and explanations of their significance.
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Tesla Coil 1891

For Students 9th - 10th
By the late 1800s, electricity had long been discovered and was no longer considered a novelty. The science of how to store, enhance, or transmit electrical current was just beginning to evolve, and eccentric scientist Nikola Tesla...
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Nikola Tesla

For Students 9th - 10th
Awarded more than 100 patents over the course of his lifetime, Nikola Tesla was a man of considerable genius and vision. He was reportedly born at exactly midnight during an electrical storm, an intriguing beginning for a man who would...
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1880 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison duke it out over the best way to transmit electricity and Heinrich Hertz is the first person (unbeknownst to him) to broadcast and receive radio waves.
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Website
Other

Science Hobbyist

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a fun site filled with odds and ends of science. Wacky and amazing. Fun site to browse for ideas.
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eBook
McGraw Hill

Mhhe: Chapter 19 Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pages which define key terms and explain basic concepts related to magnetism. A set of practice problems with answers and solutions are given. Links to related internet resources and a list of animations are provided.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nikola Tesla Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of the permanent exhibition rooms of the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Includes photographs of his prototypes on display and explanations of their significance.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Nikola Tesla

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth biography on inventor Nikola Tesla. Discusses his many inventions, his troubles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and information on his multitude of patents.