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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Put the Charge in the Goal

For Students 9th - 10th
Students face a game-like challenge to use electrostatic forces to move a charged puck into a goal. By placing charges on the rink, a charged puck can be attracted and repelled around obstacles and into a goal.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Common Misconceptions Regarding Electric Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, preconceived ideas regarding the nature of charge flow and the role of a battery in a circuit are addressed. In many instances, these preconceived notions about charge flow and batteries are incorrect ideas and are...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Fields Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this simulation, students look at the question of whether one can score a goal in an electric field. They experiment with positive and negative charges to try to score goals.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson3 Charge Interactions Revisited

For Students 9th - 10th
Gain insight and understanding of how charged objects interact with one another. Further comprehension with one or both interacivities about Coulomb's Law and Put the Charge in the Goal.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: What Is an Electric Circuit?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial the concept of electric potential difference is discussed. Electric potential is the amount of electric potential energy per unit of charge that would be possessed by a charged object if placed within an electric field...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson 2: Charging by Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate how to charge objects by induction. Follow up with the suggested interactivity which helps drive home the concept of charging by induction and ends with a game. Test understanding of the concept with provided comprehension...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Electrical Fleas

For Students 9th - 10th
Create your own "flea" circus in this activity by using the effects of static electricity. Students will observe a charged object attraction to the opposite charge causing the object to jump.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore what an electric field is and how electric fields interact with this module. Module includes a video, interactive activity, and review questions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Applying Conservation of Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing problems using the conservation of charge to practice predicting the results of charge transfer and particle decay processes.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electric Potential

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial introduces the concept of electric potential. It relates this concept to the potential energy of a positive test charge at various locations within an electric field. Take the interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial introduces the concept of electric currents. Take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: What Are Some Patterns in How Things Stick Together or Push Apart?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module from The Concord Consortium, students will start to develop their own computer simulation models of how attraction and repulsion between charged objects work.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Electrical Potential

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides detailed information on electrical potential, including a definition, introduction, and mathematical formulas.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson 3: Inverse Square Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Electrical force between two electrically charged objects is inversely related to the distance between the two objects. Investigate why this becomes the inverse square law of physics. Engage in the Coulomb's Law interactive and check...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electrostatics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit students take a deeper look into charges beyond the simplified 'opposites attract." Students learn to calculate those attractive and repulsive forces and to show how invisible fields are responsible for them.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Charge Trajectories

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate a the forces exerted on a charged particle by electric and magnetic fields. Initially, find out how the charge behaves in an electric field. Then, see how the charge behaves in a magnetic field. Finally, initiate both fields...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Physics and Astronomy: Electric Potential and Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
From The Scots Guide to Electronics web site. The meaning of electric potential is described. A combination of diagrams and words are used to explain this difficult concept without the use of mathematics. Very well done!
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Get Charged!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the idea of electrical energy. They learn about the relationships between charge, voltage, current and resistance. They discover that electrical energy is the form of energy that powers most of their household...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Electric Potential Energy and Charge Intensity

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare the potential energy of particles with varying amounts of charge.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Multipole Field Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation demonstrating how a point charge, a dipole, or a quadrupole shows field vectors or voltage. Change the charge and see the electric field direction and magnitude, and then record the detector values using a built-in data...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Charges and Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining charges and electricity. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Space Around Charge Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to allow students to look at the electric field and the electric potential in the region around a charged object.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Charge on String in Electric Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the charge on a pith ball that is suspended in an electric field.

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