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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Static Electricity and Static Discharge

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What static electricity and static discharge are, and how lightning occurs.
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Website
NASA

Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity Research at the Ghcc

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage for the Global Hydrology and Climate Center's Lightning Team. On this site, you will data from the Lightning Team's experiments; documents, reports, press releases, and an assortment of other information related to...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Nova Teachers: Lightning: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan allows learners can create static electricity and compare it to lightning.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Physical Science: Static Electricity

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses electric charge and electric force, and identifies ways that electric charge is transferred.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Static Electric Charge

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses electric charge and electric force, and identifies ways that electric charge is transferred.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Vikings: What Is an Electric Circuit?

For Students 4th - 6th
The god of thunder, Thor, controls thunder and lightning. Let's ask Thor about electric circuits.
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Website
Other

First Energy: The Electric Avenue: Energy Fun Factory

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here, students can learn all about energy sources and electricity. Activities include games and calculating energy costs in their homes.
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Nasa Online: Lightning and Static

For Students 3rd - 5th
The concepts of lightning and static charges are made easy to understand by watching this interactive graphic website. Basic terms are explained and illustrated as well.
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Where Lightning Strikes

For Students 9th - 10th
A written and audio story about where in the world lightning has most often struck and is most likely to strike. Discusses how NASA was able to obtain this information. (Dec. 5, 2001)
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Magnet Lab: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1750 1774

For Students 9th - 10th
With his famous kite experiment and other forays into science, Benjamin Franklin advances knowledge of electricity, inspiring his English friend Joseph Priestley to do the same.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Static Electricity Thunder and Lightning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An activity where young scholars simulate the creation of thunder and lightning using simple materials, and learn how static electricity can produce sound.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electricity in Nature

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about electricity in nature the science of physics including lightning, animals, the human body, the Earth, and static electricity.
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Other

Fayette County Schools: Frankenstein & Electric Safety

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site contains a science-based literacy activity that explains how to use electricity in a safe manner. A worksheet is provided.
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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...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Franklin's Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Some research puts Franklin's electrical work in the scientific and political context of his day. An interesting point of view, one not usually found in comments of Franklin and electrostatics. Done by a professor from University of...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Electric Ben Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
If it has to do with Benjamin Franklin, then you will probably find it here. There is much information about Franklin, his lightning experiment, Philadelphia, the Declaration, and more.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Super Sparker

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an activity using common household materials that will demonstrate a static electricity discharge.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Twin Lightning Strikes

For Students 9th - 10th
Two strikes of lightning.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Snaith Primary School: Settings: Lightning Storm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A color photograph by Tony Newlin of lightning streaking from the sky to the ground, trees, and houses below.
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Activity
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Electrified Ben

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Franklin Institute Online provides a somewhat simplistic but interesting tale of Ben's electrical activities. Fine link to "electricity bells", in Franklin's own words. Some other links to projects, maybe not so...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Fork Lightning

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful display of fork lightning can be see in this photo. The intense electricity goes off in many directions as it gets closer to the ground.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Volcano Lightning

For Students 9th - 10th
This incredible photo shows the rare occurence of lightning that forms from the generation of electrical charges inside the ash plumes of an erupting volcano.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium Where Does the Energy of a Spark Come From?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 3 investigates Why is lightning so much bigger that a spark from the Van de Graff generator? In Activity 3 of this module, students investigate factors that affect the amount of potential energy that is stored.
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Website
Other

K 3 Learning Pages: Web Resources Thunderstorms

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this comprehensive list of web resources on thunderstorms and safety. Students and teachers will benefit from the links found on this site.

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