CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Electric Charge and Net Charge
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this lesson, students learn about electric charges, and how the law of charges determines whether charges repel or attract each other. They will also learn how...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Charge and Coulomb's Law
Learning about charge and forces of attraction will be keys to understanding electrostatics and the basis of this learning unit. Developing a greater understanding of charge and the charge model is necessary to understanding electricity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Static Electric Charge
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses electric charge and electric force, and identifies ways that electric charge is transferred.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity
An interactive simulation with balloons and a sweater that teaches about static electricity, electric charges, and electric force. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Smartgraphs: Visualizing Electric Fields and Forces
Explore how electric fields relate to forces on charged objects.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Is Electric Charge? Ocr 21 C
This lesson focuses on electric charges. Electric current is the flow of electric charge. Some insulating materials become electrically charged when they are rubbed together. A substance that gains electrons becomes negatively charged,...
Physics Classroom
The Phyics Classroom: Electric Field and the Movement of Charge
This interactive tutorial teaches students about he reasons for why charge flows through wires of electric circuits and the variables that affect the rate at which it flows. Students can take the interactive quiz to assess what they have...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electric Charge Review
Overview of the key terms and skills related to electric charge, including how to calculate net charge.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Area of Composite Shapes: Electric Field
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the relationship between field strength, charge, and force by determining what charge is required for a particle to levitate. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Physical Science: Static Electricity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses electric charge and electric force, and identifies ways that electric charge is transferred.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Magnetic Force on Moving Electric Charges
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson examines how moving electric charges are affected when inside a magnetic field. Students are shown how to calculate the force on a single moving electric...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Charge Intensity and Electric Force
Manipulate the charge on objects to explore the relationship between charge, electric field, and forces on objects.
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!
Other
Easyphysics: Chapter 11 Electric Forces
Learners investigate electric forces. Some topics examined are conductors, Coulomb?s law, and net electrical charge. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.
Physics4kids
Physics4 kids.com: Charge It Up
Discover the science behind electrical charges. This brief overview describes changes in atoms that lead to the formation of electricity. Explanations are also provided for the topics of electrostatics and electric forces. The whole...
Orpheus Books
Q Files: Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Charge
Learn how electric charges work and about Coulomb's Law, which is used to calculate the strength of an electric force.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Build a Charge Detector
In this hands-on activity, students explore the electrical force that takes place between two objects. Each student builds an electroscope and uses the device to draw conclusions about objects' charge intensity. Students also determine...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Charge Intensity and Electric Force 2
Manipulate the charge on objects to explore the relationship between charge, electric field, and forces on objects.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Conservation of Charge Review
Review the conservation of charge and how charge is transferred in various scenarios.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Ice Sheet
Balance electric charges to prevent Tommy from slipping into icy water. You are presented with 4 particles, each with a charge value. Using the plus/minus scrollbar, you can change the value of the highlighted charge. Then press the play...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Charge and Carry
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Coulomb's Law
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn how the placement of charges leads to an electric field and electric potential patterns in nearby space using our interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available....
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Charles Augustin De Coulomb
Spanish-language site lets students discover the life and work of this physicist and engineer, who is known for his studies of electric charges.
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.