In this telegraph system worksheet, learners design a telegraph station and answer 4 questions about the voltage, the resistor values and various modifications made to their design.

In this magnetic circuits worksheet, students answer 16 questions about magnetic flux, resistance, voltage, current, and reluctance.

In this time constant worksheet, learners answer 52 questions about the rate of current changes and voltage changes in capacitors. They analyze circuits and determine the time it takes for capacitors to change voltage and they specify...

Following detailed directions, teams collect the voltage and current outputs of a photovoltaic cell by adjusting the resistance. Using the collected data, they determine the highest power output. Implications for weather and a large...

Electrons flow from negative to positive, but the general consensus is that current flows from positive to negative. Scholars explore current through construction of circuits in both series and parallel. The focus is on voltage,...

Physical science or technology classes will be invigorated by this challenge: to convert a toy, game, or other device to run on solar power. In doing so, they will design the appropriate solar arrays. This is an A+ lesson, complete...

Your physics students will really shine when they take this midterm exam. It covers a variety of concepts dealing with electromagnetic spectra, electricity, and motors and it provides a variety of question styles.

High school pupils sharpen Internet research skills with this online lesson. It asks 10 questions about the band AC/DC.

For this science worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to solve the crossword puzzle on electricity. They identify a simple device that generates electricity and a substance that allows electrons to pass...

In this electrical activity, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of DC-AC circuit design before answering a series of 25 open-ended questions that include schematics. This activity is printable and there...

Students design circuits to power 3-9 volt devices such as CD players or flashlights. After measuring the voltage and current requirements for the item, they design a loaded voltage-divided circuit to power it. Students work in teams to...

For 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...

In this circuit worksheet students build their own circuit and complete several short answer questions on different amp circuits. 

Emerging electricians extend mental models of light bulbs and resistors in series and or in parallel circuits to include the connection of photovoltaic cells in arrays. They investigate open circuits, using a DC voltmeter, a light...

Students investigate the relationship between voltage and current. For this physics lesson, students observe and collect data from the experiment. They graph the result and share them to class.

Students study the relationship between current, voltage and resistance in a series circuit.  In this investigative lesson students watch a demonstration and see how voltage is measured and see what OHM's law is.   

High schoolers demonstrate the changes that take place when they complete their experiment.  In this battery lesson students complete a lab activity. 

Twelfth graders build simple electromagnets and small motors using a motor kit in order to illustrate how magnetic fields are produced by a current carrying wire and how an external magnetic field produces a force on a current carrying...

Investigate the construction of the electric circuit with a thorough presentation that provides a solid background for each type of circuit. After introducing key vocabulary, the lesson goes on to explain circuit design.

Students investigate the properties of capacitors and discover that capacitors block DC and filter AC. They discover the function of capacitors. Students differentiate between AC and DC power. They explore the role of resistors.

Pupils measure the electric potential of 9 volt batteries using oscilloscopes. They draw a diagram of the front panel of the oscilloscope, conduct the experiment, and create a graph of voltage versus the number of batteries.

For this physics worksheet, students complete 12 short answer questions on opamp circuits. They also perform calculations of voltage in some items.

For this physics worksheet, students complete 19 questions on impedance. They solve a series of mathematical and conceptual problems.

Compare the drift speed of conduction electrons in a current-carrying wire to the signal speed of changes in current. They also distinguish between DC and AC and describe how AC is converted to DC.