University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity
Investigate static electricity by rubbing a balloon on a sweater and observing what happens. Try it with two balloons. See the positive and negative charges that illustrate why there is attraction or repulsion between the balloons, the...
Physics Classroom
The Phyics Classroom: Electric Field and the Movement of Charge
This interactive tutorial teaches students about he reasons for why charge flows through wires of electric circuits and the variables that affect the rate at which it flows. Students can take the interactive quiz to assess what they have...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Electric Field Lines
In this interactive students will explore the strength of an electric field in the space surrounding a source charge. It is related directly to the quantity of charge on the source charge and inversely to the distance from the source...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Charles Augustin De Coulomb
Spanish-language site lets students discover the life and work of this physicist and engineer, who is known for his studies of electric charges.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Why Do Some Things Stick Together and Other Things Do Not?
In this learning module, students will observe interactions between objects, including objects with electric charges to identify patterns in how things interact.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Aluminum Can Polarization Interactive
Visualize the underlying cause for the attraction between a charged and an uncharged object. The animation allows students to see the response of electrons.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Charges
The objective of this article is to introduce students to the concept of charge, and to teach how to find the charge of substances.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Current
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what electric current and voltage are and why electric current occurs.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Squeeze Electricity Out of Crystals
It might sound like science fiction, but if you press on a crystal of sugar, it will actually generate its own electricity. Ashwini Bharathula explains how piezoelectric materials turn mechanical stress, like pressure, sound waves and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electric Circuits
This unit teaches students the foundations of electrical circuits and introduces them to their simplest components. Covers series and parallel circuits, Kirchhoff's Rules, Ohm's Law, RC circuits, resistivity, and capacitance.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Electricity and Magnetism
Students learn about static electricity using terms such as friction, induction, and conduction. They also explain and illustrate the difference between alternating and direct current, and understand the relationship among voltage,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Area of Composite Shapes: Electric Field
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the relationship between field strength, charge, and force by determining what charge is required for a particle to levitate. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Electric Fields and Electric Potential
In this interactive lesson unit, students will learn about electric fields and charge density. They will explore electric field diagrams and learn how they are used, as well as discover electrostatic potential energy and how it relates...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Put a Spark in It! Electricity
Uncountable times every day "with the merest flick of a finger"each one of us calls on electricity to do our bidding. What would your life be like without electricity? Students begin learning about electricity with an introduction to the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on Much Smaller Scale
In this elementary science activity, young scholars will experiment with static electricity using balloons. After investigating how balloons attract and repel various objects, students will watch a simulation of static electricity to...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Electric Circuits
In this unit students discover the meaning and some applications of electric potential, commonly known as voltage, and how it powers some simple circuits.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
College-level physics course highlighting electromagnetism. This course also includes a wide variety of other physics topics including lightning, electrocardiograms, metal detectors, and atom smashers, to name a few. Course includes a...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Static Electricity
This lesson focuses on static electricity, including how particles can be charged by friction, and electrical forces and why they repel or attract each other. Includes a link to a test.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Point Charge Electric Field
Investigate with the electric field around one or two charged particles at different points along a line in this physics simulation.
Library of Congress
Loc: Everyday Mysteries: How Does Static Electricity Work?
Learn how static electricity results from an imbalance of electrical charges.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Uniform Distribution of Charges
Observe the transfer of an electrical charge to an object and how those charges are evenly distributed across the object's surface.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Charge It!
Students use a balloon to perform several simple experiments to explore static electricity and charge polarization.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Build a Charge Detector
In this hands-on activity, students explore the electrical force that takes place between two objects. Each student builds an electroscope and uses the device to draw conclusions about objects' charge intensity. Students also determine...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Conservation of Charge Review
Review the conservation of charge and how charge is transferred in various scenarios.
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