Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Charge Interactions
This online tutorial teaches students about the nature of the electric force. In this part of Lesson 1, two simple and fundamental statements will be made and explained about the nature of the electric force.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Electricity
Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Applying Conservation of Charge
A site containing problems using the conservation of charge to practice predicting the results of charge transfer and particle decay processes.
Other
Eds Journal: The Control of Risks From Static Electricity
From the ESD Journal website. This page describes the industrial and medical risks associated with the buildup of static charge. The investigation of the electric potential created by such accumulated charges and the materials...
MadSci Network
Msn: Why Do Some People Have Problems With Static ?
From the The Mad Scientist Network website, this page uses a question and answer format to discuss the concept of electrostatic induction. The cause of the common occurrence of an electric shock is explained.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Put the Charge in the Goal
Students face a game-like challenge to use electrostatic forces to move a charged puck into a goal. By placing charges on the rink, a charged puck can be attracted and repelled around obstacles and into a goal.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #31 Activity: Static Charged 2x4s
A simple activity that investigates the basic principles behind static electricity. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
Other
Science Hobbyist: Capacitors Do Not Store Charge
A page which clarifies many static electricity misconceptions, including how a capacitor charges.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Super Sparker
This is an activity using common household materials that will demonstrate a static electricity discharge.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: The Strucure of Matter
This interactive tutorial begins with an understanding of the structure of matter. Understanding charge as a fundamental quantity demands that we have an understanding of the structure of an atom. Learn the atomic structure of an atom an...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Physics, Electromagnetism
Students can use these simulations to understand concepts in electromagnetism. Simulations are available on the following concepts: Lorentz Force, The Hall Effect, capacitor, conductor, transistor, cyclotron, static electricity....
Learn AP Physics
Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Electrostatics
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews electrostatics including electric charges, Coulomb's law, static electricity, electric fields, electric potential, and electrostatic...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Remote Control Roller
Students can make a empty soda can roll with an electrically charged balloon.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Charge and Carry
This site from The Exploratorium Museum is a full description of a short activity. An electrophorus plate and a Leyden jar are made. The electrophorus is charged by induction. Its charge is transferred to the Leyden jar by conduction...
University of Kentucky
Elecroscope Lab
This site is actually a lab from the University of Kentucky Electrical Engineering Department. It is an excellent experiment that can be done at the high school level.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Electrostatics
Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, and virtual simulations, students learn about the basic properties of electricity in this unit.
McGraw Hill
Online Learning Center: Electric Potential and Capacitance
A series of pages which define key terms and explain basic concepts related to electric potential. Includes a set of practice problems with answers and solutions.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Charging Your Hair
Adjust the voltage on a Van der Graaff generator to see how the charges will affect a person's hair.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 1.6 Conductors and Electric Fields in Static Equilibrium
Learn about conductors and electric fields in static equilibrium.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Nasa Online: Lightning and Static
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.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: John Travoltage
See how electrons build up and are discharged as static electricity.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Needle Electroscope
Adjust the electrical change that is present in this needle electroscope simulation.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Lights Out!
This lesson introduces the concept of electricity by asking young scholars to imagine what their life would be like without electricity. Two main forms of electricity, static and current, are introduced. Students learn that electrons can...
Other
Science Hobbyist: Sticky Electrostatics
A series of activities focusing on charge interactions, charging methods, and the conservation of charge. Activities utilize scotch tape and other readily available items. Includes explanations of what is happening.