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written by Joe Dwyer and the Public Broadcasting Service
This multimedia resource from NOVA explores the electrostatic forces that cause lightning. It features a nine-minute Flash video, an interactive tutorial on varieties of lightning, an "Ask the Expert" question-answer session with lightning expert Joe Dwyer, and background information for teachers.

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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electrostatics
- High School
- Middle School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Lecture/Presentation
- Reference Material
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- application/flash
- image/jpeg
- text/html
- video/quicktime
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© 2005 PBS and Joe Dwyer
Keywords:
electrostatics, lightning
Record Creators:
Metadata instance created March 14, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Joe Dwyer
Record Updated:
February 13, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update
when Cataloged:
April 10, 2006
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AIP Format
J. Dwyer and Public Broadcasting Service, (2005), WWW Document, (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lightning.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
J. Dwyer and Public Broadcasting Service, NOVA Science Now: Lightning (2005), <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lightning.html>.
APA Format
Dwyer, J., & Public Broadcasting Service. (2006, April 10). NOVA Science Now: Lightning. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lightning.html
Chicago Format
Dwyer, Joseph, and Public Broadcasting Service. NOVA Science Now: Lightning. April 10, 2006. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lightning.html (accessed 25 April 2024).
MLA Format
Dwyer, Joseph, and Public Broadcasting Service. NOVA Science Now: Lightning. 2005. 10 Apr. 2006. 25 Apr. 2024 <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lightning.html>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Author = "Joseph Dwyer and Public Broadcasting Service", Title = {NOVA Science Now: Lightning}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {25 April 2024}, Month = {April 10, 2006}, Year = {2005} }
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%A Joseph Dwyer %T NOVA Science Now: Lightning %D April 10, 2006 %U https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lightning.html %O application/flash

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A Dwyer, Joseph %A Public Broadcasting Service, %D April 10, 2006 %T NOVA Science Now: Lightning %V 2024 %N 25 April 2024 %8 April 10, 2006 %9 application/flash %U https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lightning.html


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