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Electric Field of Dreams

For Students 6th - 12th
What is the largest electric field in the world? The world itself! This explains why you use a magnetic compass to determine direction. During the simulation, scholars add charges to their electric field to see how the field reacts....
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Study Jams! Atoms: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
What's smaller than a kiwi seed? Atoms! Basic atomic structure is detailed for beginning chemists in a light-hearted animation. Protons and neutrons are explained as part of the nucleus, and so are electrons that encircle the nucleus....
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John Travoltage

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Did you get to play with electric currents or were you grounded? An electrifying simulation shows how building up a charge of electricity creates a static shock once grounded. Pupils rub John's foot across the carpet and view the buildup...
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Curated OER

Basic Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction worksheet, students answer 12 questions about electricity, about the magnetic fields in given diagrams, about the right-hand rule and about electric current and voltage in magnetic...
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Electrical Circuits

For Students 4th - 5th
For this electrical circuits worksheet, students read a text and examine a diagram to learn the parts of a simple electric circuit. Students then answer 6 questions about electrical circuits. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Batteries

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this battery instructional activity, students answer 14 questions about primary cell batteries, secondary cell batteries, and how batteries are charged. They calculate the rates of discharge for given batteries.