TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Building an Electromagnet
Student teams investigate the properties of electromagnets. They create their own small electromagnet and experiment with ways to change its strength to pick up more paper clips. Students learn about ways that engineers use...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: A Visit to James Clerk Maxwell's House
From the MacTutor History of Mathematics website, this page allows students to see the Edinburgh home of the 19th century Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electromagnetic Induction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers what electromagnetic induction is, how it occurs, the current produced from it, and how it is used.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Michael Faraday
A solid biography of good length and history of Faraday's work. Complete, readable, thorough. Picture. Lots of links to other sources, including Joseph Henry's claim that *he* was first, and another about Faraday's kinetic flashlight!
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Flashlights and Batteries
Students work in teams to explore how a flashlight works. This activity examines the topics of batteries, electron flow, circuit systems, switches, and bulbs.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Physics for High School
This digital textbook covers core physics concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, videos, and study guides.
National Academy of Engineering
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century: Electrification
Learners explore electrification in the 20th century. Some topics investigated are rural electrification, power generators, and direct current (DC). The resource consists of historical information, a timeline, and a personal essay by a...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Electromagnetic Energy and Why It Is Important
Explains what electromagnetic energy is, the history of its discovery, some terms used when talking about it, and gives some facts about it.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Maxwell, James
This ScienceWorld site describes the Scottish mathematician and physicist James Maxwell (1831-1879) who published physical and mathematical theories of the electromagnetic field.
Other
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences: Resonance
This site contains a straightforward definition of resonance in an electrical circuit.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Electromagnetism
This lesson will explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: The Hall Effect
Adjust the magnetic field in this simulation to see how the flow of electricity is affected.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Electromagnetic Waves: Lesson 2
This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Electromagnetic Waves: Lesson 3
This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Electromagnetic Waves: Lesson 4
This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Faraday's Law
A collection of video lectures covering the topic of Faraday's law taught at East Los Angeles College. In ten lectures, discover how a magnetic field interacts with an electric circuit to produce an electromotive force. Lectures vary in...
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Lorentz Force 3 D
Adjust the magnetic field intensity and the particle speed in this simulation to observe the affect the movement of the particle.
San Jose State University
Sjsu Virtual History: Joseph Henry
A concise biography on Joseph Henry gives details on his education; his experimental work in chemistry, electricity, and magnetism; and the many board positions he held throughout his life.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Keeping an Eye on Ions
Discusses the development of a new rocket engine that operates by the ion propulsion as opposed to gas propulsion. Well written and great graphics!
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Hans Oersted (1777 1851)
A solid telling of Oersted's scientific achievements, along with some interesting insight into Oersted's personal beliefs. Many links.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating How to Create a Stronger Electromagnet
In this lesson, learners will investigate what they can do to produce a stronger electromagnet. Students will use the scientific thinking process to conduct investigations and build explanations. They will present their discoveries to...
Florida State University
Florida State University: The Rutherford Experiment
A simulation of the Rutherford experiment. Includes an animation and an explanation of the history behind the experiment.
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Very Simple Screw 'Motor'
Explains the design of a simple 'motor' made from a magnetized screw and a battery.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Turning on the Lights
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students learn the parts of a circuit, build series and parallel circuits, learn about insulators and conductors, and more in this interactive multimedia flipchart.