National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Jack Kilby
The integrated circuit fueled the rise of microelectronics in the latter half of the twentieth century and paved the way for the Information Age. An American engineer, Jack Kilby, invented the integrated circuit in 1958, shortly after he...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Build a Mini Led Lightsaber
Build your own mini LED lightsaber with a straw in this quick Star Wars-themed STEM activity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dc Ammeters and Voltmeters Review
Review the key terms and skills related to voltmeters and ammeters, including where to place them in a circuit.
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Mobile Phone Absorption Wavemeter
An absorption wavemeter is a device which can make measurements on the strength of radio emissions and so this instrument is an essential item for investigating the mobile phone. In principle an absorption meter is a simple device that...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Chaotic Led Flashers?
An interesting project that produces a set of flashing LED's which might show chaotic fluctuations.
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Mini Light Beam Receiver
A very simple device to convert light into sound can be made by wiring a solar cell directly to headphones (or an earpiece). The solar cell converts light into electricity and the headphones convert electricity into sound. The limitation...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: James Joule
James Prescott Joule experimented with engines, electricity and heat throughout his life. Joule's findings resulted in his development of the mechanical theory of heat and Joule's law, which quantitatively describes the rate at which...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Kirchhoff's Loop Rule Review
Review the key terms and skills related to Kirchhoff's loop rule, including how to determine the electric potential difference across a component.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785 1845)
Although he didn't start studying physics until he retired from the clock-making business at age 30, French native Jean Peltier made immense contributions to science that still reverberate today. Even with the primitive tools available...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Efficient Housing
We all know that it takes energy to provide us with the basics of shelter: heating, cooling, lighting, electricity, sanitation and cooking. To create energy-efficient housing that is practical for people to use every day requires...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905
This Nobel E-Museum website commemorates the work of Philipp von Lenard and his Nobel prize achievement. This detailed resource includes a biography, Lenard's Nobel Lecture, and the "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905 Presentation Speech."
Other
Bsi Education: Electronics
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students examine electronics through a variety of activities. Some topics investigated are circuit...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Current, Resistance, and Resistivity Review
Review the key terms, equations, and skills related to current, resistance, and resistivity, including how to find the current direction and what resistance depends on.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
Computer Assisted Chem. Tutorial/chemistry of Batteries
A superb explanation of how a battery works. Discusses the associated chemistry which explains how a battery produces a voltage. Includes a series of "Confidence Building Questions."
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Parallel Plate Capacitor
A simulation investigating a parallel-plate capacitor which is charged by connecting one plate to the positive end of a battery, and the other plate to the negative end. The battery sends electrons from one capacitor plate to the other...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Resistors in Series and Parallel
Kids learn about resistors in series and parallel in the science of electricity and physics including equations, circuits, and example problems.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Electronics, Signals, and Measurement
Online, college-level course on electronics. Class features the practical introduction to electronics with a focus on measurement and signals. Accessible components include downloadable lecture notes, assignments, and previous quiz and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dielectrics Article
This article from Khan Academy provides information about dielectrics. This information is intended for the Class 12 Physics Course (India).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Resistors in Series and Parallel Review
Review how to find the equivalent resistance for resistors in parallel and series configurations. Recall the current and voltage properties of series and parallel configurations of resistors.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Capacitors Article
This article from Khan Academy provides information about capacitors. This information is intended for the Class 12 Physics Course (India).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Kirchhoff's Junction Rule Review
Review the key terms and skills related to Kirchhoff's junction rule.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Faraday Disk Dynamo Model
This simulation demonstrates a rotating conducting disk in a magnetic field which produces a current or a self-exciting dynamo.