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Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students draw series and parallel electrical circuits. For this electromagnet lesson, students describe how current changes depend on circuit components. Students use an OHT of a series and parallel circuit to predict the path...
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Positive Feedback Opamp Circuits

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students complete 12 short answer questions on opamp circuits. They also perform calculations of voltage in some items.
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Current Divider Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this circuits worksheet, students answer ten questions about current divider circuits, the resistance in them, the currents in resistors of parallel circuits and they design, build and mathematically analyze a circuit.  
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Time Constant Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
In this time constant circuits worksheet, students answer 23 questions about the design of circuits that need time delays, about capacitors and inductors, and about resistors and the design of circuits.
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Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this electricity worksheet, students are assessed given 29 schematics and a competency for each schematic. They find either the conditions found in each schematic, the parameters of the schematic or give an analysis of the schematic...
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Overcurrent Protection

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students answer a series of 13 open-ended questions with schematics about excessive electrical current going through conductors. This worksheet is printable and there are on-line answers to the questions.
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Bipolar Junction Transistor Theory

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical instructional activity, 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...
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Memory Devices

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of various electronic memory devices before answering a series of 18 open-ended questions that include analyzing schematics. This ...
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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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Basic Troubleshooting Strategies

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this circuits worksheet, students are given 15 different scenarios to troubleshoot using the scientific method. Topics include electrical lights, "network" power cabling, gas pipelines and stereo systems.
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Resonance

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board capable of producing a wide range of audio-frequency AC signals before answering a series of 26 open-ended questions. This worksheet is printable...
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Active Filters

For Students 1st
In this electrical worksheet, 1st graders design and build a circuit model to grasp the understanding of filters in circuits pertaining to impedance and cut-off frequency. They answer a series of 31 open-ended questions that include...
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Optoelectronic Devices

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students design and build  circuit boards using photovoltaic cells to grasp the understanding of circuit design before answering a series of 10 open-ended questions. This worksheet is printable and...
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Electricity and Safety

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the importance of observing safety rules in the use of electricity. They discuss electricity safety rules, observe a power company employee read a meter, write and perform a commercial about electrical safety,...
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Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In 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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Changing Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study how bulbs work by studying a series circuit and its components. In this electricity study activity, students complete a SmartBoard online activity to study a bulb light in an electrical circuit. Students discuss what would...
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Electricity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine basic electrical components. They build a simple electrical circuit which rings a buzzer. They experiment with conducting and nonconducting materials.
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Circuits and Symbols

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circuits activity, high schoolers read how electricity flows through circuits and learn how to draw a circuit diagram. Students then complete 16 matching, 2 multiple choice, 14 fill in the blank, and 3 short answer questions.
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Changing circuits

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars identify that there are conventional symbols to represent the components in circuits. Students use these symbols to draw diagrams of circuits. They are reminded that electric circuits can be drawn in diagrams using...
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One Path

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover that charge movement through a circuit depends on the resistance and arrangement of the circuit components. In a hands-on activity, students build and investigate the characteristics of series circuits. In another...
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Can You Resist This?

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Some things are hard to resist. Small collaborative groups build circuits and calculate the voltage using Ohm's Law. Budding engineers explore the connection between the voltage across different resistors and linear...
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Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore the differences between a parallel and a series circuit.In this current instructional activity students complete several experiments using a light bulb.
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Ohm's Law I

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners work to increase the intensity of a light bulb by testing batteries in series and parallel circuits. They analyze Ohm's Law, power, parallel and series circuits, and ways to measure voltage and current.
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Series-Parallel DC Circuits Series and Parallel DC Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical learning exercise, learners draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of series and parallel DC circuits before answering a series of 41 open-ended questions. Students interpret...