Electricity & Magnets

Electricity and Magnetism Students learn about electricity and magnetism by doing--they create simple and parallel circuits, build battery holders, and even simple computers.

 

Electricity and Magnetism
This site introduces  many of the basic concepts involved with Electricity and Magnetism including static charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance, and current. Magnetism and how it relates to electricity is also be presented
Theatre of Electricity
There's much to explore at this site, with the history of electricity, Tesla coils, Franklin's famous kite experiment, and more. Teacher's Guide with student activities is also available.
BrainPOP Electricity
Movies and interactive quizzes on electricity topics
Electricity Online
The site explores the physics, practical applications, and history of electricity as an engagingly interactive online study. A ThinkQuest site.
Frankenstein's Lightening Laboratory
Explore electrical safety, static electricity, and fruity electricity with this site from the Miami Museum of Science.
The Energy Story

The Energy Quest

The Energy Library

Brown Bag Electricity (experiment)

Electricity Worksheets and Word Searches

Benjamin Franklin and Electricity

Electricity and Magnetism Links

The Franklin Institute: Electricity and Electronics

What is Static Electricity? Magnet Unit
Elementary Grades
Theatre of Electricity
PDF] STUDY GUIDE FOR ENERGY TEST 1. Electricity, sound, and light
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML (Study guide for electricity)

Electricity and Magnetism  ......... Electrical Experiments

Apple Learning Exchange ........Energy Explorations

The Energy Story ....Explanation of different types of energy

 

The Science of Sound

Brown Bag Electricity ......... Experiments

Electricity and Magnetism .......Overall information and activities

Electricity Worksheets and Word Searches ..... Fun activities

The Energy Quest .........Questions and answers and  background information

What is Static Electricity? ..........Four projects to develop electrical concepts

Energy Information Administration Kids Page

Brain POP Electricity ........Quiz on electricity

Understanding Light
Middle school students will be using several excellent online resources to understand the properties of light. They will conduct experiments, participate in online simulations, keep a lab book of notes and observations, and complete a quiz at the end of this webquest.
   
     

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