Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Static Electricity: Snap, Crackle, Jump

3rd - 8th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, see static electricity make breakfast cereal jump and hair stand on end. [2:49]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lightning!

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the mysterious force of lightning.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Electric Girl

3rd - 8th
Anna loves electricity. Watch her construct a homemade flashlight and show off her new, electrifying hairdo in this video segment from ZOOM. [3:05]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrostatic Telegraphs (Case Study)

6th - 9th
Long before the internet people thought about sending information along wires using static electricity.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Physics #13: Statics

9th - 10th
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...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Physics #25: Electric Charge

9th - 10th
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,...
Instructional Video
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Electricity

3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on electricity, covering static electricity, lightning, and energy generated from electricity. [3:20]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course History of Science #27: Electricity

9th - 10th
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...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Discovery of Triboelectric Effect

9th - 10th
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]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pith Ball Electroscope

9th - 10th
This is a demonstration of a primitive device for measuring electrostatic force. [0:38]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Foil Leaf Electroscope

9th - 10th
This video demonstrates aluminum leaves repelling in the presence of a charged object. [0:51]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrostatic Telegraphs (Case Study)

9th - 10th
A study of static electricity including the contributions from Thales, George Louis Le Sage, Alessandro Volta, Benjamin Franklin.
Instructional Video
Next Vista for Learning

Next Vista for Learning: Super Soda: Phenomena Science

3rd - 8th
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]
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Electricity & Electric Circuits

9th - 10th
Mr. Andersen introduces the topic of electricity. He differentiates between static electricity and current electricity. An introduction to electric circuits is also included.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrostatics: Discovery of Triboelectric Effect

9th - 10th
Our ancestors noticed that when amber was rubbed against fur it attracted small objects. Why is this? [0:52]