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Decibel Measurements
In this decibel activity, students answer 19 questions about amplifiers, circuits and the power gains or losses in these electrical systems.
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Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers
In this circuits and transformers worksheet, high schoolers answer 34 questions about loads, voltage, currents and waves associated with circuits.
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Lemon "Juice"
Middle schoolers explore the concept of electricity in this lesson plan as they measure the electricity that a lemon gives off. Learners use volt meters to measure the amount of electricity coming from the lemon. Your class will also...
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Kinetic Energy and Voltage
In this kinetic energy and voltage worksheet, students use the formula that relates the kinetic energy of a particle to its voltage to answer 3 questions. Students manipulate the equation to solve for the speed of particles given...
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Electric Potential Drill: Point Charges
In this electric potential activity, students answer 16 questions about absolute potential, field lines, equipotential surfaces, and electrostatic potential.
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The Many Faces of Energy
For this energy worksheet, students are given a table of the many measurements of energy. They solve 6 problems converting from one measurement of energy to another using the conversion factors given.
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Voltage, Current, Resistance
In this voltage, current and resistance worksheet, high schoolers answer 21 questions about voltage, current and resistance. They find the current in batteries, they find the voltage in a resistor and they identify the voltage in circuits.
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2010 Electricity 10
In this electricity worksheet, high schoolers answer 17 multiple choice questions about electricity, how it is measured, the types of currents, the types of meters and circuits. Students also answer multiple choice questions about...
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Resistance
For this resistance worksheet, students read about voltage, current and resistance in order to determine the equation for resistance. They solve fourteen problems for resistance, current or voltage.
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Electric Power
In this electric power instructional activity, high schoolers read about the relationship between voltage, power and current and use the equation for power to find the voltage, power or current in nineteen problems.
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Circuits and Symbols
In this circuits worksheet, students read how electricity flows through circuits and learn how to draw a circuit diagram. Students then complete 16 matching, 2 multiple choice, 14 fill in the blank, and 3 short answer questions.
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Types of Circuits and Ohm's Law
In this circuits worksheet, students compare and contrast series and parallel circuits. Students learn about Ohm's Law and define current, voltage, and resistance. This worksheet has 6 matching, 18 fill in the blank, and 8 short answer...
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Circuits
In this circuits learning exercise, students read about total voltage, total resistance, and total current. Students learn about voltage across a resistor and short circuits. After completing the reading, students complete 4 circuit...
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Cells in Series and Parallel
In this cells in series and parallel instructional activity, learners connect dry cells in a series and in parallel. Students chart their observations in a given table. Learners answer several questions demonstrating their understanding...
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Electric Circuits
For this electric circuits worksheet, students review Ohm's law, the two types of electric circuits, and how electrical power is measured. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank questions.
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Extreme Weather and Mapping
In this environment worksheet, students read an article about extreme weather conditions and mapping it out. They respond to 10 multiple choice questions about what they read. Then, students explain how droughts can occur and the...
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Introduction to Electricity
In this electricity worksheet, students complete a word search, identify correct spelling of 16 vocabulary words, and complete 6 word puzzles about electricity.
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Microbe Power - Using a Winogradsky Column as a Battery
In this instructional activity the student demonstrate analysis of the changes taking place in the bottle as well as bdemonstrate application of the interactions happening in the bottle by applying these changes to the environment.y...
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Solar Kit Lesson #13 Solarize a Toy
Students work in teams they select a low-power toy, game, or electrical deive to "solarize," or convert to solar power. They determine the operating voltage of their chosen device and design a solar array to provide this level of...
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Parts of a Solar Panel-Part II
Students discover how a mini-solar panel is constructed by behaving like detectives. Students examine an actual solar panel, measure the solar panel's voltage and use drawings to describe what they observe before completing questions...
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Discovering Ohm's Law
Students explore the relationship of resistance, voltage, and current in series and parallel circuits using a computer model of a circuit board. They discover Ohm's Law by constructing series circuits.
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Completing the Circuit
Young scholars use a battery, wires, small light bulb and a light bulb holder to learn the difference between an open circuit and a closed circuit, and understand that electric current only occurs in a closed circuit. They describe the...
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Maximum Power Point
Students investigate how to optimize the power output of a photovoltaic cell using a home-made gnomon stand. They use data collected to create current-voltage and power-voltage curves and determine the "maximum power point," (MPP) at...
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Series and Parallel Circuits
Young scholars explore the differences between a parallel and a series circuit.In this current lesson students complete several experiments using a light bulb.