Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Electricity: What Is Electric Charge?
This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Electricity: Charges in Action
This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...
Khan Academy
Nucleophilicity (Nucleophile Strength)
Sal explains the details that affect nucleophile strength. He gives examples of electronegativity producing a fluorine anion, iodine becoming iodide, and a molecule such as the hydroxide ion. He compares their polarity, basicity, and...
Curated OER
Thunder and Lightning
What happens when two Van de Graaff machines are placed close together? Watch the electrons jump from one generator to the other creating baby lightning and thunder.
Curated OER
How Does a Van de Graaff Generator Work?
What is a Van de Graaff, and how does it work? Joanne and Steve show us the parts of a Van de Graaff generator and explain how one works. No actual experiment is conducted here, but it may be interesting to show your class this video...
Curated OER
Liquid Nitrogen vs. Liquid Oxygen: Magnetism
Use magnets, liquid nitrogen, and liquid oxygen in this quick experiment that illustrates paramagnetism and diamagnetism.
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]