This Nobel website on the life and scientific work of Robert A. Millikan includes a biography, images, and internet resources for further reading and research. Also included are the 1923 "Presentation Speech" which praised Millikan's...

Students have the opportunity to explore the basics of current and circuits in this online module. Some of the activities include interactive animations, informational text, practice problems, and lab experiments.

Through labs, readings, videos, and discussions, students learn about the concepts of Electromagnetic Induction.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can use this Flipchart to learn and apply Ohm's law to basic circuitry problems. Students are introduced to the relationship among voltage, current, and resistance, and then apply their newly...

Explains what polystyrene is and its many different properties and uses.

Kids learn about electrical conductors and insulators in the science of electricity and physics including materials, superconductors, and semiconductors.

Kids learn about electric current in the science of physics including the flow of electrons, measurement, alternating, and direct current.

Kids learn about Ohm's law in the science of electricity and physics including current, resistance, voltage, example problems, and V=IR.

Kids learn about resistors in series and parallel in the science of electricity and physics including equations, circuits, and example problems.

Kids learn about electronic circuits in the science of electricity and physics including schematics, power, ground, components, and the printed circuit board.

A unit all about magnets! Explore magnetic forces, types of magnets, and more through these informative activities.

Students learn about capacitors and inductors and their role in electrical circuits.

Described is a simple low cost home-made device that converts the radio wave energy from a mobile phone signal into electricity to light an LED. No battery or complex circuitry is required. The device can form the basis of a range of...

Robert Andrews Millikan was a prominent American physicist who made lasting contributions to both pure science and science education. He is particularly well known for his highly accurate determination of the charge of an electron via...

The telephone and first practical incandescent light bulb are invented while the word "electron" enters the scientific lexicon.

The Industrial Revolution is in full force, Gramme invents his dynamo and James Clerk Maxwell formulates his series of equations on electrodynamics.

The legendary Faraday forges on with his prolific research and the telegraph reaches a milestone when a message is sent between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD.

Defense-related research leads to the computer, the world enters the atomic age and TV conquers America.

New tools such as special microscopes and the cyclotron take research to higher levels, while average citizens enjoy novel amenities such as the FM radio.

Scientists' understanding of the structure of the atom and of its component particles grows, the phone and radio become common, and the modern television is born.

Scientists discover and probe x-rays and radioactivity, while inventors compete to build the first radio.

A cross curricular unit where students simulate an energy task meeting to discuss protecting human health through energy policies. The unit covers content for twelfth grade in math, physics, language arts, and government. Topics reviewed...

A rather mathematical explanation of a capacitor. Gives all the appropriate formulae, with many hotwords for further info.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This short biographical piece shares information about Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, light bulb, motion picture camera, and more. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that...