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Physlet Physics - Electromagnetism
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The Physlet Physics Section 5: Electromagnetism provides a technology-enhanced introduction to topics in introductory E&M. Interactive javascript simulations are used to illustrate…
https://www.compadre.org/Physlets/electromagnetism/
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Charge and Carry
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Visit this site for an Exploratorium activity on electrostatics using everyday materials. By working with a Styrofoam plate and an aluminum pie pan, students can build an…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/charge-carry
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The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933
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This website, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, provides a 1933 time-lapse photograph of a high-voltage electric discharge emitted by a Van de Graff generator. The…
http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archi...
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Faraday Cage
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This site, from the University of Bonn, contains a video demonstrating how a Faraday cage protects a person inside from a potential of 100,000 V. In the end of the clip, the cage is…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUWxYesR5Wo
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Moon Fountains
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This NASA site describes the atmosphere of dust on the moon produced by electrostatic forces. The site provides an explanation of the physics of this effect, along with diagrams that…
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/30mar_moonfou...
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Benjamin Franklin and Electrostatics
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R. Morse; Publisher: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University
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This web site contains materials on Benjamin Franklin's contribution to the understanding of electricity. Writings and historical observations are integrated with lab descriptions to…
http://web.archive.org/web/20090208162441/http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright...
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Teaching Electromagnetism Using Advanced Technologies
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This site from MIT offers simulations of electric and magnetic fields and shows how these fields change as charges, magnets, and current-carrying coils move. Don't miss the Falling…
http://web.mit.edu/jbelcher/www/anim.html
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PhET Simulation: Balloons and Static Electricity
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This animation gives a schematic picture of charges in materials. The user can create a separation of charge by rubbing insulators. The interactions between different combinations of…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balloons-and-static-electricity
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PhET Simulation: Electric Field Hockey
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This webpage contains an activity that allows users to guide a charged object, or "puck", through a maze using the electric field created by point charges placed by the user. Options…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/electric-hockey
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Electroscope
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This activity from the Exploratorium provides instructions to build an electroscope, a device that detects electrical charge. Common, inexpensive materials including film canisters…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/electroscope/
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