Curated OER
Physics4 kids.com: Electricity & Magnetism: Resistance
Simple line graph showing the inverse relationship between the amount of electrical resistance and the amount of work possible.
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.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Charles Augustin De Coulomb
A large complete authoritative biography of Coulomb. Five large pictures, over a dozen links to contemporaries, references, a poster, other mathematicians. A fine source.
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."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Supplemental Resources: Continuum Electromechanics
College-level electrical engineering and computer science textbook highlighting the applications of continuum electromechanics.
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...
Walter Fendt
Walter Fendt: Apps Zur Physik
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...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Electromagnetic Fields
This site provides links to a variety of government-sponsored overviews and articles on electromagnetic fields and their associated health risks.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Supplemental Resources: Electromechanical Dynamics
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...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Can a Lemon Power a Light Bulb
You will learn about a voltaic battery and to see if it's powerful enough to light up a light bulb
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: How Does an Induction Motor Work?
An article and video about the most commonly used electrical machine called an induction motor. Learn about the parts of the motors that allow the motor to function. [4:43]
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: You'll Get a Charge Out of This!
In this activity, students make a battery using different fruits and vegetables, a copper penny, and a zinc washer. They use a voltage probe to collect data on voltage and compare the values of different batteries.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Conductors and Conductivity
A brief overview of several type of conductors.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Flash Animations for Physics
This site boasts an extensive list of physics animations that cover topics such as electricity, magnetism, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Variables can be manipulated for each demonstration.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Cup Speaker
This activity will have students creating their own speaker with a paper cup, coil of wire, and magnet. The speaker operates by changing electric current into sound.
Channel 4 Learning
4 L: Science Essentials: Get Physical
Find a review of many aspects of the physical world. Simple explanations of electricity, gravity, and the solar system. Included are materials for teachers to use for enrichment.
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!
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Discovery of Electromagnetism
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the discovery of electromagnetism, how it relates to electricity, and Faraday's law.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating How to Create a Stronger Electromagnet
In this instructional activity, students 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...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Charles Augustin De Coulomb
A short biography about Charles Coulomb, known for developing Coulomb's law, the definition of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion.
Physics Central
American Physical Society: Physics Central: Discover Homepage
Link to nine major physics topics and dig deeper into the content. Find out about the work of scientists in each field and see example physical science experiments.