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]
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Right and Left Hand Rules
No fancy movement in this tutorial, but these rules come in very handy when trying to understand some of what's going on in our other tutorials.
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: The Relationship Between Magnetism and Electricity
Provides a short explanation of the similarities between magnetism and electricity, the properties of their fields, and the effect they each have on a charged particle.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Electric Circuits: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain how to calculate voltage, current, and resistance in simple electric circuits. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Electric Circuits."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Electric Circuits: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain how to calculate voltage, current, and resistance in simple electric circuits. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Electric Circuits."
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: How Electricity Is Made
Read this brief article to gain an understanding of the principle of electromagnetism, how electricity is generated, and the problem with fossil fuels.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Alternating Current
Alternating current, defined and illustrated.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Direct Current
Direct current, defined and illustrated.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Coulomb's Law
Coulomb's law, defined and illustrated.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Conductors and Conductivity
A brief overview of several type of conductors.
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...
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Magnetism and Sound: Creating Your Own Headphones
Students will explore how magnets can create a current by making their own headphones and listening to music from their iPods.
NASA
Nasa: Oersted and Ampere Link Electricity
NASA provides a nice blending of the achievements of three scientists, Oersted, Ampere, and Maxwell. This done by NASA-sponsored International Solar-Terrestrial Physics group. Lots of pictures, diagrams, and scientific explanation. Good...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to Open and Closed Electrical Circuits
This activity introduces students to the concepts of electrical current and open and closed circuits. Students will act out open and closed circuits as a whole class with some students acting as the "motors" or "light bulbs."
Math Science Nucleus
I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
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.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Sound Recording
The Canada Science and Technology Museum tells the history of recorded sound. Learn about the hundreds of sound recording devices in the museum's archives. These are grouped into four main categories: Acoustical-Mechanical Systems,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Yogurt Cup Speakers
This lesson introduces students to the role of electricity and magnetism as they build a speaker. In addition, students explore properties of magnets, create an electromagnet, and determine the direction of a magnetic filed. They conduct...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Electromagnetic Waves: Lesson 1
This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Electromagnetic Induction Demonstration
Students learn the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields. Specifically, they verify that a magnetic field is created in a current carrying coil of wire and a changing magnetic field can induce a current in another coil of...
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Build an Electromagnet!
This site presents a procedure for creating your own electromagnet using an iron nail, some wire, and a battery. The site illustrates a connection between electricity and magnetism.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Electromagnetism
A solid summary from the University of Oregon of the work of James Maxwell Clerk, Michael Faraday, and others in the field of electric and magnetic phenomena. This is a fine essay.