Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Charge and Coulomb's Law
Learning about charge and forces of attraction will be keys to understanding electrostatics and the basis of this learning unit. Developing a greater understanding of charge and the charge model is necessary to understanding electricity.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson 3: Coulomb's Law
Pay close attention to the three variables between two charged objects, Coulomb's Law is the quantitative expression of these variables. Understand the purpose of the law and extend the understanding through Coulomb's Law Interactive...
Other
Brockport High School Science Department: Coulomb's Law
A complete lab where a student verifies the force versus distance relationship of Coulomb's Law.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Physics: Coulomb's Law
Here is a presentation of Coulomb's Law and the electric field potential formula, with example problems.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Coulomb's Law Lab
This mini-lab allows students to discover the relationships that create Coulomb's Law.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Qualitative Coulomb's Law Lesson
A detailed lesson for helping young scholars to qualitatively experience the force versus distance relationship of Coulomb's law.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Electrostatics
Use a series of interactive models and games to explore electrostatics. Learn about the effects positive and negative charges have on one another, and investigate these effects further through games.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Charles Augustin De Coulomb
A short biography about Charles Coulomb, known for developing Coulomb's law, the definition of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics: Electrostatics Study Guide
Review your understanding of Electrostatics with this easy-to-read study guide.
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Electrostatics
Electrostatics is the study of forces between charges, as described by Coulomb's Law. We develop the concept of an electric field surrounding charges. We work through examples of the electric field near a line, and near a plane, and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electrostatics
In this unit students take a deeper look into charges beyond the simplified 'opposites attract." Students learn to calculate those attractive and repulsive forces and to show how invisible fields are responsible for them.
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson3 Charge Interactions Revisited
Gain insight and understanding of how charged objects interact with one another. Further comprehension with one or both interacivities about Coulomb's Law and Put the Charge in the Goal.
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.
Orpheus Books
Q Files: Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Charge
Learn how electric charges work and about Coulomb's Law, which is used to calculate the strength of an electric force.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: Measurement of Resistance
In an online presentation format, learn about Coulomb's law and how resistance is measured.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Ice Sheet
Balance electric charges to prevent Tommy from slipping into icy water. You are presented with 4 particles, each with a charge value. Using the plus/minus scrollbar, you can change the value of the highlighted charge. Then press the play...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Field: What Is Wrong?
What's wrong with this model? Students expect simulations to show factual science concepts, but these particular simulations are intentionally built incorrectly. The objective is to find where the physics concerning electric fields is...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity Review
This review from the Glenbrook South High School provides a series of questions on various topics associated with static electricity (such as electrical insulation). Answers and explanations are hidden, yet easily accessed from within a...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Electric Force
Need to review electric force? This collection of eight video lectures focuses on electric force. Lectures vary in length giving examples of problems to help with the understanding of electric force. Lectures are from a physics course...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Point Charge Forces in 1 D Model
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.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Point Charge Forces in 2 D Model
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.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Three Point Charges Model
In this simulation, investigate the force between charged objects. Rank three charged objects of different magnitudes, then create a method to determine the ranking of the charge magnitudes. Finally, devise a new method of determining...