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Powering a Device Using Food

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Eat up a resource on using food to power electrical devices. Future engineers first experiment with different fruits and vegetables to determine the amount of electrical energy they provide. Based on the data, they design and create an...
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Algebraic Substitution for Electric Circuits

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics instructional activity, students use Ohm's law to solve for voltage, current and resistance. They answer 13 problem solving questions using Ohm's law.
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Sources of Electricity

For Students 10th - 12th
For this online electricity worksheet, students are asked 10 questions about electric current and battery energy, an online answer key provided.
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Wind Power! 2

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore how engineers transform wind energy into electrical energy by building their own miniature wind turbines and measuring the electrical current it produces. They see how design and position affect the electrical...
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Maximum Power Point

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate energy using a photovoltaic cell. In this electricity lesson, students collect data from current-voltage and power-voltage curves to determine if photovoltaic systems have an advantage over conventional electric...
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Electricity for Kids! It's Shocking!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the world of electricity by completing a KWL sheet. In this energy lesson, students view PowerPoint presentations about electricity, who invented it, and how it is used today. Students define several electricity...
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Series DC Circuits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students answer a series of 27 open-ended questions pertaining to DC circuits by analyzing electrical schematics. This worksheet is printable and there are on-line answers to the questions.
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Impedance Matching with Transformers

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer a series of 19 questions by analyzing schematics dealing with the transformers. Students will determine the amount of impedance to various scenarios.
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Completing the Circuit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students 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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Special Diodes

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit instructional activity, 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 instructional activity is...
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Bipolar Junction Transistor Theory

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, learners 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 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 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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The Quest For Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate and apply properties of math. In this algebra and physics lesson, students define important vocabulary words to create a basic understanding of keywords. They perform experiments using concepts of electricity...
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Bulbs & Batteries Side by Side

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build parallel circuits, exploring how they function and looking at their unique features. They describe how current changes when batteries are added in parallel or removed from a parallel arrangement, demonstrate the process of...
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AC metrology

For Students 10th - 12th
In this worksheet, students are asked 11 questions about AC currents and transformers and volt meters. Students can check answers online.
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Middle School Home Energy Audit

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research the origins of local electrical power and compare costs and methods of generation with other areas of the country or world.
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Two Ways About It

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students take an imaginary hike in two opposite directions along a lake. They view and interpret satellite images and discuss the pros and cons of hydroelectric dams.
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Electromagnetic Pick-up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate electromagnetic energy. In 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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How Gear Systems Work: A Research Project

For Teachers 4th
Students apply information regarding simple machines along with the math concept "ratios." The teacher introduces the concept that technology is the application of scientific knowledge and mathematics concepts to solve a problem. This is...

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