Curated OER
Solar Kit Lesson #11 - Power Maximum: An Electrical Determination
Collaborative groups connect resistors and solar panels in series and measure electrical resistance, voltage, and current. The objective is to order 16 solar panels from strongest to weakest. They graph current-voltage and power curves...
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Specific Resistance of Conductors
In this conductors worksheet, students complete 15 problems about conductance, strain gauge, and electrical resistance of conductors.
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Heat and Electrical Resistance
Students discover electrical resistance and how it is directly related to thermal energy through a hands-on activity. Working in groups, they wrap a wire around a thermometer and the positive and negative poles of a D cell battery and...
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Heat and electrical resistance (Middle, Science)
Middle schoolers work in teams to create electrical resistance when studying heat and thermal energy.
Boston University
Elementary Physics: Current and Resistance
A general summary of electrical resistance including a comparison of AC and DC current.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Superconductors
Find out about the event and societal needs lead to the invention of superconductors.
Other
Bsi Education: Electronics
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students examine electronics through a variety of activities. Some topics investigated are circuit...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Rheostat
After discovering the nature of electrical resistance, scientists devised instruments like this one to measure and control it. (Java tutorial)
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Resistance in a Wire
Explore the resistance of a wire by altering its resistivity, length, and area to see what the effects are.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Resistance
Explains what resistance is and factors that affect it, and how it can be advantageous and disadvantageous. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Resistance
Explains electrical resistance and how it is measured using the formula for Ohm's Law.
Curated OER
Physics4 kids.com: Electricity & Magnetism: Resistance
Simple line graph showing the inverse relationship between the amount of electrical resistance and the amount of work possible.