A ten-question trivia quiz to check general knowledge about electricity.

It is shocking to find out what electricity is and who discovered it. Explore this brief history of electricity.

Students will work in small groups to design at least one complete circuit using multiple materials. They will record their observations of how they created an electrical circuit using diagrams and notes in their journals. Using a...

On line course on Electricity and Magnetism for graduate credit or professional development, that emphasizes hands on activities you can use in your classroom.

An electromagnetic induction model that simulates an electric generator made from a conducting loop rotating in a uniform magnetic field and connected to an ammeter.

Explains electrical resistance and how it is measured using the formula for Ohm's Law.

Alternating current behaves differently, depending on what components are in a circuit.

Just a year after electromagnetism was discovered, the great scientific thinker Michael Faraday figured out how to turn it into motion. (Java tutorial)

An experiment to find out how an old-style doorbell works.

Two scientists share the credit for discovering, and then interpreting, the phenomenon of electromagnetism.

In this interactive activity, students will explore electricity and be able to design and create a complete electrical circuit. Students will also learn what is necessary to light a light bulb. Creative thought, ideas, and, brainstorming...

Can you hear a magnet? In this activity you will be able to transfer the sound from your iPhone, iPod or radio to a cassette-tape player.

See drawing from Hans Christian Orsted's lab notebook showing an experiment in which an electric charge passing through a wire seemed to create a magnetic field!

Investigate with a bar magnet and coils to learn about Faraday's law. You can also play with electromagnets, generators, and transformers!

Explains magnetic fields, how they differ from electric fields, and attraction and repulsion.

Learn basic information about electricity on this page. Page explores the movement of charges with text and a video.

This highly informative site contains many resources and articles on electricity. A wealth of information about electricity can be found. This site also contains many FAQ's.

Site contains a science-based literacy activity that explains how to use electricity in a safe manner. A worksheet is provided.

Kid's learn about the basic science of electricity. What is it and how it works.

Kid's learn about the uses electricity. Where is it used and how does it help us in our daily lives.

This set of activities has young scholars using everyday items (batteries, magnets, compasses, iron and paper clips) to reveal the connection between electricity and magnetism. Ideally, students will already have experience building...

This lesson discusses the result of a charge being subject to both electric and magnetic fields at the same time. It covers the Hall effect, velocity selector, and the charge to mass ratio. Given several sample problems, students learn...

This site provides a list of the topics and links to the Physics (Combined Science)courses offered in GCSE Bitesize and a list of contents of each. The topics include the following: Energy, Electricity, Matter, Radioactivity, Forces,...

Students can use these simulations to understand concepts in electromagnetism. Simulations are available on the following concepts: Lorentz Force, The Hall Effect, capacitor, conductor, transistor, cyclotron, static electricity....