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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Electrostatic Interactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the amount of positive or negative electrostatic charge on a balloon to see how it interacts with the charges in a wall.
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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Charging Your Hair

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the voltage on a Van der Graaff generator to see how the charges will affect a person's hair.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Electricity 102

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn more about the science of electricity. How its measured and generated.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science Projects and Experiments: Static Electricity

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Project on electricity with a static charge.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electricity in Nature

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about electricity in nature the science of physics including lightning, animals, the human body, the Earth, and static electricity.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Electricity for Kids: Static Electricity

For Students 4th - 6th
Kid's learn about the basic science of static electricity. What is it and how it works.
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Learn AP Physics

Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Electrostatics

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews electrostatics including electric charges, Coulomb's law, static electricity, electric fields, electric potential, and electrostatic...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity Review

For Students 9th - 10th
This review from the Glenbrook South High School provides a series of questions on various topics associated with static electricity (such as electrical insulation). Answers and explanations are hidden, yet easily accessed from within a...
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Other

Science Hobbyist: Capacitors Do Not Store Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
A page which clarifies many static electricity misconceptions, including how a capacitor charges.
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Other

Articles About "Electricity": New Explanations, Alternate Mental Toolkit

For Students 9th - 10th
This highly informative site contains many resources and articles on electricity. A wealth of information about electricity can be found. This site also contains many FAQ's.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Charge and Carry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Exploratorium Museum is a full description of a short activity. An electrophorus plate and a Leyden jar are made. The electrophorus is charged by induction. Its charge is transferred to the Leyden jar by conduction...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: 4 Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of several demonstrations for static electricity concepts. The demonstrations utilizing the Telsa coil, Faraday cage, and Van de Graaff generator are ideal for demonstrating electric potential concepts. Suitable for student...
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McGraw Hill

Online Learning Center: Electric Potential and Capacitance

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pages which define key terms and explain basic concepts related to electric potential. Includes a set of practice problems with answers and solutions.
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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Timelines: Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline of key discoveries and uses of electricity.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Science of Static Electricity

For Students 2nd - 8th
What is static electricity and what causes it?
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Introduction to Magnets (Classroom Unit)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A teacher unit which includes several hands-on activities about types of magnets, magnetism, and electrostatics. An activity designed to suit all grade levels. Many parts of the activity would be easily adaptable as a student project.
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Curated OER

Library of Congress: Everyday Mysteries: Holtz Electrostatic Influence Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
A picture of a Holtz electrostatic influence machine.
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Curated OER

Library of Congress: Everyday Mysteries: Static Electricity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A picture of two girls hair raising experience with static electricity.
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Curated OER

Library of Congress: Everyday Mysteries: Explosion

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A picture of an explosion caused by static sparks.