THE EXPERIMENTS OF CHARLES COULOMB

The life and works of the 18-19th Century physicist, CHARLES COULOMB (1736-1806), are featured in these easy-to-execute hands-on activities. Students get to (1) examine the electrostatic forces between objects, (2) construct a simple "electroscope" to demonstrate their effects, and (3) calculate electrostatic forces using Coulomb's Law. The introductory biography of this great scientist, along with the laboratory worksheets and educator guide included in this download, are a great supplemental recommended for grades 5 through 9.