Title: Theater of Electricity
Description: This resource, from the Boston Museum of Science Web site, takes students on a virtual tour of the museum's Theater of Electricity. The Web site features a variety of lightning-related topics, including the history and construction of their Van de Graaff generator, sparks and lightning, Benjamin Franklin's kite, tesla coils, two videos, and an image gallery. Also included are a lightning safety quiz and teachers' resources with experiments.
Standard(s):
[S1] PHS (9-12) 10: Explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
[S1] PHY (9-12) 8: Summarize similarities in the calculation of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational forces between objects.