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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Testing for Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members show you how to make your very own electroscope. You can use it to find out if an object is electrically charged. [4:17]
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Newton's Laws and Electrical Force

For Students 9th - 10th
How do Newton's Laws connect with electrical forces? This overview illustrates how they blend together. After studying this explanation, test understanding with the review questions provided.
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Eds Journal: The Control of Risks From Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
From the ESD Journal website. This page describes the industrial and medical risks associated with the buildup of static charge. The investigation of the electric potential created by such accumulated charges and the materials...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1700 1749

For Students 9th - 10th
Aided by tools such as static electricity machines and Leyden jars, scientists continue their experiments into the fundamentals of magnetism and electricity.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Wimshurst Machine 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
In the modern world, virtually everyone is familiar with electricity as an accessible, essential form of energy. In electricity's earlier days, scientists used the buildup and release of static electricity.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 1.6 Conductors and Electric Fields in Static Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about conductors and electric fields in static equilibrium.
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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Why Do Some Things Stick Together and Other Things Do Not?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students will observe interactions between objects, including objects with electric charges to identify patterns in how things interact.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Charles Augustin De Coulomb

For Students 9th - 10th
A large complete authoritative biography of Coulomb. Five large pictures, over a dozen links to contemporaries, references, a poster, other mathematicians. A fine source.

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