Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Capacitance and Dielectrics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will be introduced to capacitance and the electric fields inside a capacitor. Learn what factors affect capacitance. Also learn about dielectric and how it affects capacitance.
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California Institute of Technology

Magnet Lab: Caltech Physics Applets

For Students 9th - 10th
Although specifically designed for physics students at Caltech, anyone interested in learning more about electricity, magnetism or various other physical phenomena can benefit by exploring these interactive applets. A circuit tutorial...
Unit Plan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Electrostatics With Conductors

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate electrostatics with conductors. Some topics explored in the activities are electric shielding, conductors, and charging by induction. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters,...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Leyden Jar

For Students 9th - 10th
These devices, though quite humble, represented a tremendous breakthrough in the history of electricity; they were the first capacitors, and as such were able to store electric charge. (Java tutorial)
Unit Plan
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Oscillator

For Students 9th - 10th
Oscillators are a type of circuit found in many types of electronic equipment, including clocks, radios and computers. (Java tutorial)