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Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of DC circuits before answering a series of 5 open-ended questions. There are no schematics available for the design or...
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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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Miscellaneous diode applications

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

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the internal and external components of computers, robots and fan. In this physics lesson, students draw a circuit diagram of their electronic components. They create a battery tester in the lab.
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Measuring Current

For Students 10th - 12th
In this measuring current instructional activity, 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...
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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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Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #1

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Electricity is the focus of this college-level midterm exam. It requres physics learners to answer multiple choice and short answer questions in addition to evaluating several diagrams and graphs. This is appropriate for most high school...
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students model the flow of electrons in a circuit, draw diagrams of an electric circuit and build an electric circuit. Students explain how to tell when the path of an electric circuit is complete, and test the conductivity of a variety...
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DC Series Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this circuits worksheet, students review how series circuits work, how volts are created, and how resistors effect the voltage. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve and includes the answers.
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Linear Computational Circuitry

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design circuit board to grasp the understanding amplification in linear circuitry before answering a series of 35 open-ended questions pertaining to a variety of linear circuitry....
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AC Network Analysis

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this AC networks worksheet, students analyze and answer 24 questions about AC circuits. They calculate impedance values, they determine phase shifts, and they solve complex number arithmetic used to analyze AC circuits.
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Boolean Algebra

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students complete circuit true tables and solve 67 questions on Boolean algebra. They identify different logic gate circuits.
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Digital Communication

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students differentiate the three telegraph circuits. They complete 10 short answer questions about digital communication.
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Communication Methods

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore communications by participating in a science class activity. In this communication technology lesson, students discuss the process of morse code, its history, and the electromagnets used to create the device. Students...
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Forces in Action

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners investigate questions centered around force and motion by going through the scientific process and creating fair tests and experimentation. In this lesson about forces-in-action, students diagram their findings and explore other...
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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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Cells in Series and Parallel

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cells in series and parallel worksheet, students connect dry cells in a series and in parallel. Students chart their observations in a given table. Students answer several questions demonstrating their understanding of cells in...
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PHYSICS LESSONS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study the concept of electricity, what an electric current is and its relationship between voltage and resistance.In this electrical lesson students solve problems using Ohm's law, and research alternative sources of...
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Design Project: DC Motor

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this DC motor worksheet, the learner answers 3 open-ended questions pertaining to the design of a DC motor. The worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Magnetism And Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concept of electricity and how to build a circuit. They identify the presence of heat, light, sound, and the magnetic effects. Students construct the circuit and draw a diagram that gives directions for its...
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Zener diodes

For Students 10th - 12th
For this Zener diode worksheet, student answers 23 questions about DC current though a zener diode and determine the voltage regulated and resisted. Students can access answers online.
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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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Forces in Action

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate different forces and draw arrows to signify specific directions of force. Students are then shown a brick and they are asked to draw a diagram which will include labels for the forces that are acting on the brick....