Also TryLesson Plans
- Converting Electrical Energy into Mechanical Energy (PBS News)
- "This lesson plan will take approximately 50 minutes." 5-07
- Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy (PBS News)
- "This lesson plan will take approximately 50 minutes." 5-07
- Earth Sciences - Create a Magnetometer (Windows on the Universe)
- Provides a lesson. 2-03
- Magnet Projects (AtoZTecherstuff.com)
- Provides lessons and projects involving magnets. 8-04
- Electricity and Magnetism (Georgia State University)
- Provides a comprehensive and concise description of basic topics in electricity and magnetism. 02-08
- Maxwell's Equations (Georgia State University)
- Provides Gauss' law for electricity, Gauss' law for magnetism, faraday's law of induction, and Ampere's law. 02-08
- Maxwell's Equations (Wikipedia.org)
- "In electromagnetism, Maxwell's equations are a set of four equations that were first presented as a distinct group in 1884 by Oliver Heaviside in conjunction with Willard Gibbs. These equations had appeared throughout James Clerk Maxwell's 1861 paper entitled On Physical Lines of Force."
"Those equations describe the interrelationship between electric field, magnetic field, electric charge, and electric current. Although Maxwell himself was the originator of only one of these equations (by virtue of modifying an already existing equation), he derived them all again independently in conjunction with his molecular vortex model of Faraday's 'lines of force'." 02-08
- Voltage (Georgia State University)
- "Voltage is electric potential energy per unit charge, measured in joules per coulomb ( = volts)." 02-08
- -Graphene Is the World's Strongest Material (CNET.com)
- "Besides being the hardest substance in the world -- 300 times stronger than steel -- graphene has all sorts of other noteworthy qualities. It is also the thinnest object ever obtained by man -- measuring just one atom thick -- and the lightest. It is made of a 2D crystal and looks a bit like scotch tape, only infinitely thinner. Graphene is also transparent, bendable, and a far better conductor than copper." 01-13
- Electricity (Wikipedia.org)
- "Electricity is a property of certain subatomic particles, such as electrons and protons, that gives rise to attractive and repulsive forces between them. It is one of the four fundamental forces of nature, and is a conserved property of matter that can be quantified." 10-04
- How Electricity Gets to Your Home (Howstuffworks.com)
- Describes how "power distribution grids" work. Explains alternate current (AC) and direct current (DC), power stations, transmission substations, and more. 5-01
- Sewing Machines - How Sewing Machines Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
- Shows how a sewing machine works. 2-02
- Sewing Machines - How Sewing Machines Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
- Shows how a sewing machine works. 2-02
- Wireless Charging of Devices (CBS News)
- "Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers announced Thursday they had made a 60-watt light bulb glow by sending it energy wirelessly, potentially previewing a future in which cell phones and other gadgets get juice without having to be plugged in." 06-07
- Electric Bike - Convert a Bike (Gerosa)
- Provides plans or a kit to convert a bicycle to electric power instead of pedal power. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but provides it as an example. 1-02
- Electric, Solar, and Other Projects You Can Make With Your Kids (Science Toys)
- Provides over a dozen projects to teach basic physics. 2-02
- Motor - 1. Build a Reed Switch Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
- Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the simplest electric motor to build. 1-02
- Motor - 3. Build a Hall Effect Switch Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
- Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 3rd simplest electric motor to build. 1-02
- Motor - 4. Build an Optical Control Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
- Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 4th simplest electric motor to build and requires soldering. 1-02
- Motor - How Gear Ratios Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
- Describes how to convert the speed of a motor to a much faster or slower speed through the use of a gear train. 1-02
- Motors - How Household Electric Motors Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
- Describes how various household electric motors work. 1-02
- Static Electricity (Education World - Cobb)
- Provides an experiment for children and teens to perform. 02-19