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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dc Circuit and Electrical Power Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the components of a circuit and their symbols such as battery, resistor, and switch. Analyze how the power of a resistor is related to the current and electric potential difference across the resistor.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electric Potential Difference and Ohm's Law Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key terms, equations, and skills related to Ohm's law, including how electric potential difference, current, and resistance are related.
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University of Liverpool: Matter Initiative for Schools a Level Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features numerous interactive resources (such as simulations, interactive exercises, experiments, etc.) designed for teachers and students of the physical sciences. Some of the resources are available only on CD-ROM, but most...
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Read Works

Read Works: Electric and Magnetic Forces and the Modern Day Compass

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how a compass works using electromagnetic force. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Electricity & Energy the Light Bulb

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the invention and use of the light bulb. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Electricity & Energy Energy

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about energy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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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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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electromagnetism and Electric Motors

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about electromagnetism and electric motors in the science of electricity and physics including the right-hand rule, generation, and induction.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electricity Glossary and Terms

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about electricity glossary and terms in the science of physics. Words and definitions you need to know such as current, voltage, resistance, and more.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Energy

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science behind Energy including its different forms such as chemical, electrical, heat, and gravitational. When is energy considered renewable or nonrenewable?
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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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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Point Charge Forces in 1 D Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Virtual simulation investigating the electric force that one charged particle exerts on another. Plot a graph of the electric force as a function of position.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Point Charge Forces in 2 D Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this simulation, examine the electric force that a charged particle gains from nearby charged particles in a two-dimensional state. See the net electric force shown as an arrow attached to the particle.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Rc Circuit Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electrical circuit simulation modeling the behavior of a voltage source attached in a series to a resistor and capacitor.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Generator Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electromagnetic induction model that simulates an electric generator made from a conducting loop rotating in a uniform magnetic field and connected to an ammeter.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Field and Potential

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electrostatic simulation that moves beyond the two-dimensional representations a book may provide. Try this Gauss' Law model which shows the electric field and potential for cylindrical and spherical symmetry.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: E X B Trajectory Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulate the motion of a charged particle in electric and magnetic fields, and then complete the equations of motion using the Lorentz force law.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Basic Electrical Quantities: Current, Voltage, Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Build an intuitive understanding of current and voltage, and power.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Rail Gun Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulate the movement of a rail gun in this interactive model. Learn how a magnetic field is generated by running electrical current through long rods that accelerates a current-carrying cross-rod.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Rlc Circuit Function Generator

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electrical circuit simulation modeling a resistor, capacitor, and inductor in a series. Vary the resistance, capacitance, inductance and source frequency in the simulation.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Maxwell, James

For Students 9th - 10th
This ScienceWorld site describes the Scottish mathematician and physicist James Maxwell (1831-1879) who published physical and mathematical theories of the electromagnetic field.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1923: Robert Andrews Millikan

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel website on the life and scientific work of Robert A. Millikan includes a biography, images, and internet resources for further reading and research. Also included are the 1923 "Presentation Speech" which praised Millikan's...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Electric Current and Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Students have the opportunity to explore the basics of current and circuits in this online module. Some of the activities include interactive animations, informational text, practice problems, and lab experiments.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through labs, readings, videos, and discussions, students learn about the concepts of Electromagnetic Induction.