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Casual Patterns in Simple Circuits

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work in cooperative pairs to create a series circuit and a parallel circuit. Students compare and contrast the two different types of circuits using worksheets that are included.
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Design Project: Intercom System

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet students design an intercom circuit and answer 2 open-ended questions about the volume control and microphone of the intercom. This worksheet can be printed and the answers to the questions are available...
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Electromagnetic Pick-up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate electromagnetic energy. For this magnetism lesson, students will create an electromagnet and test changes with increased energy. They will compete by building the strongest electromagnet.
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Rectifying Diodes

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students solve 19 problems on rectifying diodes. They answer a series of conceptual questions that can be tested by building the circuit shown.
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Rectifier Circuits

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this physics worksheet, students complete 17 short answer questions about rectifier circuits. They use the test equipment to check their answers.
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Clipper and Clamper Circuits Clipper and Clamper Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical activity, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of circuit design including clipper and clamper circuits and  before answering a series of 21 open-ended questions that include...
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Miscellaneous diode applications

For Students 7th - 12th
In this physics worksheet learners complete a series of short answer questions on different circuitry and how things operate. 
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Special Diodes

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of diodes. Students answer a series of 8 open-ended questions. This worksheet is printable and there are on-line...
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Bipolar Junction Transistor Theory

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a bipolar transistor to grasp the understanding of bipolar junction transistor theory before answering a series of 28 open-ended questions. Students analyze...
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Bipolar Junction Transistors in Active Mode

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students analyze different schematic diagrams and answer the questions that follow. They solve and write short answers to 23 questions on circuits.
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Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students analyze electrical circuits to answer 21 short answer and problem solving questions about bipolar transistors.
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Class A: BJT Amplifiers

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Within this electrical circuit worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a transmitter to grasp the understanding of bipolar junction amplifiers before answering a series of 62 open-ended questions in which they will...
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Class B BJT Amplifiers

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a transmitter to grasp the understanding of bipolar junction transmitters before answering a series of 12 open-ended questions by analyzing schematic...
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JFET amplifiers

For Students 9th - 11th
In this worksheet, students answer 15 questions as they build and analyze circuits.  Students may check answers if working online.
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Insulate Gate Field-Effect Transistors

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit worksheet, learners draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of insulated gate field effect transistors before answering a series of 39 open-ended questions that include...
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IGFET amplifiers

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of IGFET amplifiers before answering a series of 2 open-ended questions with schematics. This worksheet is printable and...
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Oscillator Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
In this oscillator circuits instructional activity, students answer 49 questions about different types of oscillator circuits. They find the operating frequency of circuits, they identify the functions of specific sections of circuits...
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Power Conversion Circuits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of power conversion circuits before answering a series of 30 open-ended questions including analyzing schematics. This...
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Using "Student Power" to Generate Electricity to Run a Portable Compact Disc Player

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explain the relationship between magnetism and electricity. In this physics lesson plan, students describe the transformation of energy. They create an electromagnet and investigate the factors affecting its strength.
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Build a Simple Circuit

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars construct an extremely simple series circuit that powers a lamp on and off with a switch. They are in groups of 4 and are given a set of components and have to build the circuit working together as a group. Finally, they...
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Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study simple circuits. After a demonstration of parallel and serial circuit designs, students work in teams to predict the difference between two circuit designs. They build examples of two different circuits and test...
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Basic Electric Circuits

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students calculate the resistance across a bank of resistors in a series, parallel and combined circuit. Using new vocabulary words, they define and describe them in a scientific manner. After stating Ohm's Law, they solve electrical...
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Simple Circuits

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate how series and parallel circuits work. In this physics lesson, students build their own simple circuits and compare their characteristics. They explain the importance of circuit breakers in household circuits.
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Creative Science Centre: Experiments With Homemade Batteries

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple homemade batteries are described that can be made from items found in the home or school lab. These experiments help students understand how to wire them up, the origin of current, voltage and power, as well as the chemistry that...