Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Put the Charge in the Goal
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Common Misconceptions Regarding Electric Circuits
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Fields Simulation
[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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson3 Charge Interactions Revisited
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: What Is an Electric Circuit?
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson 2: Charging by Induction
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...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Electrical Fleas
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.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Electricity
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Fields
Explore what an electric field is and how electric fields interact with this module. Module includes a video, interactive activity, and review questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Applying Conservation of Charge
A site containing problems using the conservation of charge to practice predicting the results of charge transfer and particle decay processes.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Electric Potential
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Electric Current
This tutorial introduces the concept of electric currents. Take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: What Are Some Patterns in How Things Stick Together or Push Apart?
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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Electrical Potential
Wikipedia provides detailed information on electrical potential, including a definition, introduction, and mathematical formulas.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson 3: Inverse Square Law
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...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electrostatics
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.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Charge Trajectories
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...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Physics and Astronomy: Electric Potential and Charge
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!
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Get Charged!
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...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Electric Potential Energy and Charge Intensity
Compare the potential energy of particles with varying amounts of charge.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Multipole Field Model
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...
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Charges and Electricity
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...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Space Around Charge Lab
This lab was designed to allow students to look at the electric field and the electric potential in the region around a charged object.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Charge on String in Electric Field
Determine the charge on a pith ball that is suspended in an electric field.
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