Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Modeling Emf, Potential Difference, and Internal Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interactive lecture discusses internal resistance which provides help to learners in developing an accurate model.
Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Multipole Field Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation demonstrating how a point charge, a dipole, or a quadrupole shows field vectors or voltage. Change the charge and see the electric field direction and magnitude, and then record the detector values using a built-in data...
Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Field and Potential

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electrostatic simulation that moves beyond the two-dimensional representations a book may provide. Try this Gauss' Law model which shows the electric field and potential for cylindrical and spherical symmetry.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Charges and Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
Arrange positive and negative charges in space and view the resulting electric field and electrostatic potential. Plot equipotential lines and discover their relationship to the electric field. Create models of dipoles, capacitors, and...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: The Hall Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the magnetic field in this simulation to see how the flow of electricity is affected.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Power Your House With Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn how engineers design devices that use water to generate electricity by building model water turbines and measuring the resulting current produced in a motor. Students work through the engineering design process to build...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dams

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Through eight lessons, students are introduced to many facets of dams, including their basic components, the common types (all designed to resist strong forces), their primary benefits (electricity generation, water supply, flood...
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Environmental Chemistry

Periodic Table of Elements: Gallium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the element Gallium, a member of the Boron Group.
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Environmental Chemistry

Periodic Table of Elements: Indium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the element Indium, a member of the Boron Group.
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Environmental Chemistry

Periodic Table of Elements: Thallium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the element Thallium, a member of the Boron Group.