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Physlet Physics - Electromagnetism
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W. Christian and M. Belloni
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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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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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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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Severe Weather Primer: Lightning
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This site from NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory provides answers to a variety of questions related to lightning and its behavior. You'll see what causes lightning and…
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/
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Electrical Fleas
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This site from the Exploratorium provides an activity in static electricity. Everyday materials – a Plexiglas™ sheet, a piece of wool cloth, and puffed rice – are used to show the…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/electrical-fleas
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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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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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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/simulations/balloons-and-static-electricity
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