Module 4: Electricity and Magnetism

Section 4.1: Static and Current Electricity

4.1A: Static Electricity

Introduction to Electroscopes
http://www.orau.org/PTP/collection/electroscopes/electroscopeintroduction.htm

Electricity & Magnetism Introduction: Crookes Tube: Cathode Rays
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/crookestube/index.html

New Physics at Work: Student’s Corner: Induced Charge
http://sciencecity.oupchina.com.hk/npaw/student/glossary/induced_charge.htm

Electricity & Magnetism Introduction: Lightening: An Example of A Natural Capacitor
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/lightning/index.html

4.1B: Current Electricity

Resistance at the Molecular Level
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/filamentresistance/index.html

4.1C: Circuits

Electricity & Magnetism Introduction: Resistor Color Code
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/resistor/index.html

Molecular Expressions: Electricity & Magnetism: Ohm’s Law: Interactive demonstration of the relationship between voltage and resistance.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/ohmslaw/index.html

Section 4.2: Magnetism and Electricity

4.2A: Magnetism and Fields

ScienceMaster: Magnetic Fields
http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/physical/magnetic_fields.php

Molecular Expressions: Electricity & Magnetism: Magnetic Field Lines
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/magneticlines/index.html

Molecular Expressions: Electricity & Magnetism: Attraction and Repulsion By Magnetic Poles
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/magneticlines2/index.html

ScienceMaster: Magnetism
http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/earth/magnetism.php

NASA: Teaching About Magnetism
http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/MagTeach.htm

HyperPhysics: Electricity and Magnetism: Bar Magnet: This is an unbelievably comprehensive website, with extensive links to many subjects in physics.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/elemag.html#c1

Wikipedia: Magnetism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetism

4.2B: Electromagnetics

The Wizard’s Lab: Electricity and Magnetism: See a short animation of a magnetic field around a live wire that demonstrates how an electric current sets up a magnetic field.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11924/media/magnetic.mpeg

Hans Christian Ørsted
http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/oersted.htm

Hans Christian Ørsted: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_%C3%98rsted

Episodes in Romantic Science: Oersted and the Discovery of Electromagnetism by Frederick Gregory
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/fgregory/oersted.htm#N_8_

Oersted and Ampére link Electricity and Magnetism
http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/oersted.htm

Molecular Expressions: Electricity & Magnetism: Magnetic Fields and Compass Orientation
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/compass/index.html

Molecular Expressions: Electricity & Magnetism: Faraday's Magnetic Field Induction Experiment
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday2/index.html

How Electromagnets Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/electromagnet.htm

Left-Hand Rule for Electron Current
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rwchabay/emimovies/left-han.html

Right-hand Rule for Conventional Current
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rwchabay/emimovies/right-ha.html

4.2C: Electromagnetic Devices

Molecular Expressions: Electricity & Magnetism: DC Generator Action
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/generator/dc.html

Molecular Expressions: Electricity & Magnetism: Faraday's Magnetic Field Induction Experiment:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday/index.html

Section 4.3: Generating, Transmitting, and Using Electricity

4.3C: Power Transmission

Virtual Guidebooks: The W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Williston Lake
http://virtualguidebooks.com/BC/NorthernBC/PeaceRiver/BennettDamVisitorCenter.html

BC Hydro: W.A.C. Bennett Dam Visitor Centre
http://www.bchydro.com/recreation/northern/northern1198.html

All Experts: W.A.C. Bennett Dam: Encyclopedia
http://experts.about.com/e/w/w/W._A._C._Bennett_Dam.htm