Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Circuits: Capacitors and Capacitance
Get an inside look at a capacitor in this video to see how capacitors store charge. Also given is several examples of how to use the formula for capacitance to calculate charge, voltage, and capacitance. [5:42]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Voltage as an Intensive Property
A demonstration that voltage is an intensive property by calculating the voltage and change in Gibbs free energy for a half reaction. [5:16]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Circuits and Ohm's Law
Learn the basics of circuits with this video. Video will define current and resistance to explain how electrons flow to create electricity. [11:39]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Animations: What Is a Series Circuit?
Narrated animation that visually explains how wiring a set of batteries in series increases voltage. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: How to Videos: Lemon Battery
A video demonstration on how to make a lemon battery with a copper penny, galvanized nail coated in zinc, wires, and a lemon. Video shows how to measure the amount of voltage produced by battery using a volt meter. [6:47]
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: Two Battery Cells
How does the voltage work when two batteries are put together? Find out in these brief video clips.
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: Three Battery Cells
What voltage occurs when three similarly charged batteries connect? Check out the four brief video clips illustrating the process.
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: Battery Water Wheel Analogy
Gain understanding of how the charge works in a battery with the illustration of a gerbil.
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: Three Capacitors (2 Identical)
What happens when multiple capacitors connect to one another? Check out this virtual lab for results.
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: Three Different Capacitors
Take a look at a virtual lab which illustrates the way a current works with different capacitors.
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: Overcharged Water Capacitor
What happens when the voltage across a capacitor exceeds the capacitor's breakdown voltage? This animated illustration will help students make observations.
Crash Course
Crash Course Chemistry #36: Electro Chemistry
Hank discusses electrochemistry, and many of the things that go into making it possible for you to watch this episode of Crash Course Chemistry. [9:04]
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #27: Voltage, Electric Charge, and Capacitors
So, how do those defibrillators you see on TV actually work? Surprise! Physics can explain! Okay buckle up, everyone! In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini has the task of breaking down Electrical Potential Energy,...
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #36: Ac Circuits
In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, it's time to delve into the world of AC Circuits (or Alternating Currents). We've talked about how they change voltage, which helps transmit electricity over long distances, but there's so...
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Electrical Transformer: How It Works?
A video explaining how a transformer delivers voltage at a different voltage than it receives from AC power. Learn about how electromagnetic induction is the basic working principle of the transformer. Video explores the basic...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electricity and Magnetism: Voltage
This video lecture focuses on the difference between electrical potential (voltage) and electrical potential energy. [8:55]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electricity and Magnetism: Circuits (Part 2)
A discussion of how resistors work in a series. [11:07]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electricity and Magnetism: Circuits (Part 3)
An explanation of a cirucits current and voltage with resistors in parallel. [12:20]
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: One Battery Cell
What is the process that provides voltage in a battery cell? Check out this virtual lab.
University of Virginia
Uva Virtual Lab: One Capacitor
What is the highest voltage that can be had with one capacitor? Find an illustration of it here.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Voltage as an Intensive Property
Demonstrating that voltage is an intensive property by calculating the voltage and change in Gibbs free energy for a half reaction. [5:22]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electric Power
In this video, David from Khan Academy derives the formula to find the power used by a resistor. [10:42]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Voltmeters and Ammeters
Learn about the instruments we use to measure voltage and current. [8:17]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Electrical Circuits: Voltage
A video explaining how voltage is created within in a battery by the chemicals inside. Learn how the energy in the battery allows current to flow through a circuit to create electricity. [4:06]