National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Capacitor
A capacitor is similar to a battery in that both store electrical energy. But a capacitor can't actually produce new electrons; it only stores them.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Barlow's Wheel
English mathematician Peter Barlow devised an instrument in 1822 that built on advances from earlier in the century (including the invention the battery) to create a very early kind of electric motor.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Oersted's Compass
Recreate the discovery by Hans Christian Oersted about the relationship between electricity and magnetism in this very simple experiment.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Magnets
A module that uses pictures, videos, reading passages, and review question to go over what a magnet and magnetic pole are, and how magnetic force is related to magnetic field. This site may require free registration to access all...
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Electricity
Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Fields
Explore what an electric field is and how electric fields interact with this module. Module includes a video, interactive activity, and review questions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Analogies
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore a different way of thinking about electricity as a way to become familiar with the concept of potential, current, and resistance using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video...
Other
Bsi Education: Electrical Properties
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students examine electrical properties through a variety of activities. Some topics investigated are...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Sources: Electricity
A basic description of electricity and the role it plays in everyday life.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Motor
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn how magnetic forces acting on current-carrying wires can be used to drive an electric motor using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [2:47]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Magnetic Force on Moving Electric Charges
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson examines how moving electric charges are affected when inside a magnetic field. Students are shown how to calculate the force on a single moving electric...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
Georgia State University provides an indexing page for several other pages at the same site which contain information on electricity and magnetism concepts. Pages linked from this page contain many informative graphics, equations,...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Nikola Tesla: The Electro Magnetic Motor
Use this site to learn about the inventor of the electro-magnetic motor, Nikola Tesla. Find out why Tesla's experimentation with alternating current was so important to later inventions and use of electricity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Force on an Electric Current in a Magnetic Field
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn how a magnetic field affects moving charged particles or an electric current carried by a wire.
Other
Magnet Man: Cool Experiments With Magnets
Here is a lengthy listing of activities and resources pertaining to magnets and magnetism. Experiments which can be performed with many different types of magnets are described; detailed directions and photos are provided.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Magnetism: What Are Magnets and Why Do They Attract or Repel
In this magnetism activity, students investigate why magnets attract certain objects and how the magnets can attract or repel each other by participating in a classroom activity. Students will observe, question, and investigate how the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: A Practical Application of Electro Magnetism
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains how an electric motor works.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Magnetic Field in a Slinky
Students use a Magnetic Field Sensor to measure the magnetic field and the current in a solenoid. They explore factors that affect the magnetic field, study how the field varies in parts of the solenoid, and determine the permeability...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Is Electric Charge? Ocr 21 C
This lesson focuses on electric charges. Electric current is the flow of electric charge. Some insulating materials become electrically charged when they are rubbed together. A substance that gains electrons becomes negatively charged,...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Magnetic Force Three Wires Model
Investigate the idea of the force between straight current-carrying wires in this magnetic force simulation. See if you can rank the wires from largest to smallest based on the magnitude of their currents.
Other
Easyphysics: Chapter 11 Electric Forces
Learners investigate electric forces. Some topics examined are conductors, Coulomb?s law, and net electrical charge. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Charges and Electricity
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining charges and electricity. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Timelines: Electricity
Timeline of key discoveries and uses of electricity.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Magnetism
Kids learn about the science of magnetism. Mysterious force together with electricity.