TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Static Cling
This hands-on activity explores the concept of static electricity. Students attract an O-shaped piece of cereal to a charged comb and watch the cereal jump away when it touches the comb. Students also observe Styrofoam pellets pulling...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Charge It!
Students use a balloon to perform several simple experiments to explore static electricity and charge polarization.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Build a Charge Detector
In this hands-on activity, students explore the electrical force that takes place between two objects. Each student builds an electroscope and uses the device to draw conclusions about objects' charge intensity. Students also determine...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: From Sunlight to Electric Current
The lesson will first explore the concept of current in electrical circuits. Current will be defined as the flow of electrons. Photovoltaic (PV) cell properties will then be introduced. This will lead to the principle of "Conservation of...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: J. J. Thomson Biographical
Read this detailed Nobel E-Museum biography which includes information on the scientific world of Joseph John Thomson, which gained world-wide recognition and earned Thomson the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1929
This site from The Nobel Foundation tells the scientific work which earned Louis de Broglie the Nobel Prize in Physics. Here, you can read the Presentation Speech in which Professor C.W. Oseen praises Louis de Broglie's work and de...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Werner Heisenberg
German born Werner Heisenberg was a notable physicist who worked on numerous projects, including quantum theory.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Hydrogen
Here you can find out about hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table. Content includes shell information, where to find it in nature, and why it is helpful to us.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Helium
Here you can find lots of great information about helium. Learn about its electrons, where it exists in nature, and about the element itself!
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Beryllium
Here at Chem4Kids you can find some great information about the 4th element in the periodic table, "beryllium." Content focuses on beryllium's electrons, where you can find beryllium in nature, and how beryllium combines with other...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Boron
Here at Chem4Kids.com you can find some great information about the 5th element in the periodic table, "boron." Content focuses on boron's electrons, where you can find boron in nature and in the home, and how boron combines with other...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Carbon
Click on the left navigation terms for some great information about the 6th element in the periodic table, "carbon." Content focuses on carbon's electrons, where you can find carbon in nature and in the home, and how carbon combines with...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Nitrogen (N)
Here you can find some great information about the 7th element in the periodic table, "nitrogen." Content focuses on nitrogen's electrons, where you can find nitrogen in nature and in the home, and how nitrogen combines with other elements.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Neon (Ne)
Here you can find some great information about the 10th element in the periodic table, "neon." Content focuses on neon's electrons, where you can find neon in nature and in the home, and how neon combines with other elements.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Sodium (Na)
Here at Chem4Kids you can find some great information about the 11th element in the periodic table, "sodium." Content focuses on sodium's electrons, where you can find sodium in nature and in the home, and how sodium combines with other...
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Chem4 Kids: Magnesium (Mg)
Here you can find some great information about the 12th element in the periodic table, "magnesium." Content focuses on magnesium's electrons, where you can find magnesium in nature and in the home, and how magnesium combines with other...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Phosphorus (P)
Here you can find some great information about the 15th element in the periodic table, "phosphorus." Content focuses on phosphorus' electrons, where you can find phosphorus in nature and in the home, and how phosphorus combines with...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Chlorine (Cl)
The 17th element in the periodic table is defined, chlorine. Find out how many electrons chlorine has and where you can find it in nature and in the home.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Argon (Ar)
Chem4Kids looks at the 18th element in the periodic table, argon. Content focuses on argon's electrons, where you can find argon in nature and in the home, and how argon combines with other elements.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Atomic Electron Configurations
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses a series of topics related to electrons including atoms that have only one electron, effects of...
Michael Blaber, PhD
Florida State University: The Bohr Model of the Atom
A well designed clear tutorial explaining the energies involved in the Bohr model of the atom. Illustrations add to the clearly presented equations.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Anatomy of an Atom
Explains the basics of atomic structure, from simple definitions to information about quantum theory. Accurate and helpful basics whether or not you need the more advanced information.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Physics/electricity & Magnetism
Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature science exhibits and experiments that can be made with common, inexpensive, easily available materials. These electricity snacks represent a set of devices that you can build and experiment with...