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Curated OER

Time Constant Calculations

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this time constant worksheet, students 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...
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Basic Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 9th - 12th
For this electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction worksheet, learners answer 12 questions about electricity, about the magnetic fields in given diagrams, about the right-hand rule and about electric current and voltage in magnetic...
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Curated OER

Electromagnetism - Transformers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students build small circuits using transformers. In this electromagnetism lesson plan, students will show that transformers increase voltage which leads to an increase in current. An ammeter and the brightness of a light bulb will be...
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Curated OER

2010 Electricity

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electricity learning exercise, students determine if the circuits shown are parallel or series, calculate the voltage, and the power used by the light bulbs. This learning exercise has 11 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Electricity: Going with the Flow!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore a simple circuit. They experiment with a wire, light bulb and a bettery to see how many ways they can make the light bulb light up. Students describe how they were or were not ablt to light the bulb.
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Elementary Article: What's a Short Circuit?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read an article about short circuits. In this science reading comprehension lesson plan, students read about short circuits and study the diagram to learn more about electricity and energy.
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CK-12 Foundation

Galvanometer

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
In 1820, Hans Christian Orstead discovered the link between electricity and magnetism, which allows us to measure current and voltage. The simulation allows scholars to observe the inner workings of an ammeter and voltmeter as they...
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Electric Current and Circuits

For Teachers 10th - 11th
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.
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Curated OER

What Configurations Work to Light a Bulb?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore simple electrical circuits. Students experiment, using different configurations, to determine what is necessary to compeete a circuit. Students observe similarities between arrangements that work and differences in...
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Curated OER

Circuits And Conductors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students predict the common classroom items, such as paper clips, chalk, keys, or erasers, that will be good conductors in a circuit. They build circuits using a variety of circuit diagrams to test their predictions.
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Curated OER

Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine electricity.  In this circuits lesson students complete an activity that shows them the configuration of circuits. 
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Curated OER

Circuits and Conductors

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this electricity learning exercise, students study the diagram of the circuits and conductors. Students write how bright each bulb glows.
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Curated OER

A simple computer

For Students 4th - 8th
In this circuit worksheet, students build a circuit simulating a simple computer using light bulbs, breadboards, push pins and more. Students then complete a chart and answer 1 question.
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Curated OER

Electric Current and Circuits

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students view a basic circuit in operation and discuss what is happening behind the scenes. Using a worksheet with common electrical symbols, they diagram several setups of series circuits and discuss the flow of electrons. They solve...
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Curated OER

Science: Mirrored Movements

For Teachers All
This lesson provides students with a lab experience during which students construct a basic electric circuit and use it to explore dexterity skills. A chance to construct and operate a tool that extends a person's grasping ability and to...
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Curated OER

Light the Bulb

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore electricity. In this power experiment activity, students determine what is required for lighting a bulb. Students develop an understanding of open and closed circuits, and how energy is formed
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Please Turn Up the Lights!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss series and parallel circuits and design an investigation to test a hypothesis on total resistance of series and parallel circuits in combination. After discussion, groups design their experiments, run tests, and...
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Science Friday

Make a Speaker

For Students 6th - 8th
Make science come in loud and clear. Pupils learn about how a speaker works by building one. The scholars first learn about electromagnetic fields by building an electromagnet. Using that knowledge, they build a crude speaker using a...
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Electricity

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electricity worksheet, students compare open and closed circuits, calculate voltage, and determine total resistance is resistors are parallel or series in a circuit. This worksheet has 19 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Electrifying the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the fundamental concepts of electricity. They examine different circuit diagrams to study how electricity flows. They finish by creating their own simple circuit.
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Design Project: Power Inverter

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students design and build a power inverter given a schematic diagram. They answer 3 short answer questions about the circuit they created.
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Measuring Current

For Students 10th - 12th
In this measuring current worksheet, students determine where the switch should be placed in a circuit and how the current at one point in a circuit compares to other points in the circuit. Students also draw diagrams of an ammeter and...
Worksheet
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Fundamentals of Radio Communication

For Students 12th
Twelfth graders explain the role of electromagnetic waves and antenna in radio communication. For this lesson, 12th graders examine circuit diagrams and solve wave related problems. They also calculate theoretical antenna...