PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Static Electricity: Snap, Crackle, Jump
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, see static electricity make breakfast cereal jump and hair stand on end. [2:49]
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Static Electricity
Static electricity is an electric charge on the surface of an object. When the difference between the charge on the object and the charge on a nearby object becomes great enough, a spark of electric current leaps between them. Learn...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Electric Girl
Anna loves electricity. Watch her construct a homemade flashlight and show off her new, electrifying hairdo in this video segment from ZOOM. [3:05]
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Electricity
A video and a short quiz on electricity, covering static electricity, lightning, and energy generated from electricity. [3:20]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Electricity & Electric Circuits
Mr. Andersen introduces the topic of electricity. He differentiates between static electricity and current electricity. An introduction to electric circuits is also included.
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #13: Statics
The Physics we're talking about today has saved your life! Whenever you walk across a bridge or lean on a building, Statics are at work. Statics is the study of objects when they're NOT accelerating. In this video [9:07] episode of Crash...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #27: Electricity
The study of electricity goes all the way back to antiquity. But, by the time electricity started to become more well known, a few familiar names started to appear. Edison, Galvani, Ohm, Ampere, Volta, and a few others really changed the...
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #25: Electric Charge
Moving on to the unit on the Physics of Electricity, it's time to talk about charge. What is charge? Are there positive and negative charges? What do those things mean? In this video episode, Shini talks about electrostatic forces,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrostatic Telegraphs (Case Study)
A study of static electricity including the contributions from Thales, George Louis Le Sage, Alessandro Volta, Benjamin Franklin.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrostatic Telegraphs (Case Study)
Long before the internet people thought about sending information along wires using static electricity.
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Super Soda: Phenomena Science
A video where students observe a situation and explain why a phenomena in science happens. This illustrates static electricity as a balloon is attracted to a coke can. [0:44]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lightning!
This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the mysterious force of lightning.
SciShow
Sci Show Kids: What Causes Thunder & Lightning
A video investigating how charges build up in clouds until it released with lightening jumping from cloud to cloud or cloud to ground as electrical charges move. Also discussed is how thunder is created when heat from lightning causes...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Discovery of Triboelectric Effect
Our ancestors noticed that when amber was rubbed against fur it attracted small objects...why is this? Watch this video for a demonstration. [0:51]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pith Ball Electroscope
This is a demonstration of a primitive device for measuring electrostatic force. [0:38]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Foil Leaf Electroscope
This video demonstrates aluminum leaves repelling in the presence of a charged object. [0:51]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrostatics: Discovery of Triboelectric Effect
Our ancestors noticed that when amber was rubbed against fur it attracted small objects. Why is this? [0:52]
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