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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Build Your Own Windmill Generator

For Students 9th - 10th
Build your own windmill and see how the wind can be converted into energy to produce electricity. This science fair project should help you understand the use of wind as a source of alternative energy. The Science Buddies project ideas...
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Build a Speaker

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to build your very own speaker with items usually found around the house. Follow step-by-step instructions and discover how to use your speaker to listen to the radio.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Lorentz Force 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the magnetic field intensity and the particle speed in this simulation to observe the affect the movement of the particle.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: How Electricity Is Made

For Students K - 1st
Read this brief article to gain an understanding of the principle of electromagnetism, how electricity is generated, and the problem with fossil fuels.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Faraday's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Faraday's Law?

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know how to induce an electromotive force? This reference page will help you understand why Faraday's law mean and how to use it.
Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Charles Augustin De Coulomb

For Students 9th - 10th
A large complete authoritative biography of Coulomb. Five large pictures, over a dozen links to contemporaries, references, a poster, other mathematicians. A fine source.
Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Apps Zur Physik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, in German, offers numerous apps that illustrate common physics principles. Apps are organized into categories: mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, physics of...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Supplemental Resources: Electromechanical Dynamics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level textbook highlighting the interaction of electromagnetic fields with media in motion. Types of electromechanical interactions discussed include rotating machinery, plasma dynamics, the electromechanics of biological...
Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: The Big Picture

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever wondered how your TV produces those images on the screen? You can use the explanations and the interactive applets on these pages to find out how a cathode ray tube allows you to watch your favorite show!
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Maxwell, James

For Students 9th - 10th
This ScienceWorld site describes the Scottish mathematician and physicist James Maxwell (1831-1879) who published physical and mathematical theories of the electromagnetic field.
Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Falling Loop Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Change the size and orientation of a conducting loop falling out of a region of uniform magnetic field. Then, the data is plotted on an interactive graph.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Physics for High School

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital textbook covers core physics concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, videos, and study guides.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: String Theory for Undergraduates

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level physics course focusing on the string theory. The course develops the aspects of string theory and makes it accessible to students familiar with basic electromagnetism and statistical mechanics. Course features include...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Motor

For Students 9th - 10th
[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]
Handout
Great Idea Finder

The Great Idea Finder: Michael Faraday

For Students 9th - 10th
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!
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Put the Charge in the Goal

For Students 9th - 10th
Students face a game-like challenge to use electrostatic forces to move a charged puck into a goal. By placing charges on the rink, a charged puck can be attracted and repelled around obstacles and into a goal.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core physical science concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, and videos.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Welcome to the World of Multiwavelength Astronomy!

For Students 9th - 10th
This Imagine the Universe site provides an introduction into the multiwavelength universe and astronomy. Site provides graphics, links to a quiz, facts on this topic as well as teacher resources.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Michael Faraday

For Students 9th - 10th
(1791-1867) British scientist, chemist, physicist, and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the magnet field, electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism,...