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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Van De Graaff Generator

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia description of how a Van de Graaff generator works.
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Website
Other

Rhic Virtual Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual tour takes you through the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The first stop is the Tandem Van de Graff accelerator.
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Activity
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Van De Graff Generator

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the physics behind a Van de Graaff generator at an introductory high school level.
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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)
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Activity
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: 4 Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of several demonstrations for static electricity concepts. The demonstrations utilizing the Telsa coil, Faraday cage, and Van de Graaff generator are ideal for demonstrating electric potential concepts. Suitable for student...