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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chemistry Learning Center: Electrolysis of Water Using an Electrical Current

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Chemistry Learning Center at the University of Illinois, this page explains the chemical changes occurring during a water electrolysis lab. Textual information is accompanied by photographs which clearly illustrate the changes.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Electric Circuits: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to calculate voltage, current, and resistance in simple electric circuits. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Electric Circuits."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electric Potential Difference and Ohm's Law Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key terms, equations, and skills related to Ohm's law, including how electric potential difference, current, and resistance are related.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1880 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison duke it out over the best way to transmit electricity and Heinrich Hertz is the first person (unbeknownst to him) to broadcast and receive radio waves.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Induced Current

For Students 9th - 10th
A current can be induced in a conducting loop if it is exposed to a changing magnetic field. (Java tutorial)
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan which could be easily converted into an idea for a student project or presentation. Ideal for pre-high school students. This page describes an activity in which the history of electric circuits, the nature of...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Build a Reed Switch Motor

For Students 9th - 10th
After building a simple electric motor from a kit, with this experiment you can explore how voltage affects motor speed. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Far Can Sparks Jump?

For Students 9th - 10th
Piezoelectric barbecue fire starters work by creating a spark that ignites the volatile lighter fluid, which then starts the charcoal burning. They are low current, high voltage devices. This project shows you a way to find out by with...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Get Charged!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the idea of electrical energy. They learn about the relationships between charge, voltage, current and resistance. They discover that electrical energy is the form of energy that powers most of their household...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Lights Out!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces the concept of electricity by asking students to imagine what their life would be like without electricity. Two main forms of electricity, static and current, are introduced. Students learn that electrons can move...
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Motor Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
"A magnet exerts a force on current-carrying wire." This simple device shows how magnets affect wires with current in them, the basis of the electric motor. If you see, feel and understand this, the electric motor becomes very clear.
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PBS

Pbs: Rough Science: Island Power Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to create electricity and your own electrical gadgets! Site provides users with information on how to make a battery, flashlight, buzzer an electric motor.
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Other

California Energy Commission: Coloring Book

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from California Energy Commission, you can learn more about electricity safety with this coloring book. Teach children how to use electricity safely.
Interactive
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Transmission Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
Electricity goes through some ups and downs on its way from the power plant to your house. See how it works in this interactive activity.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Happens When Parts of a Circuit Are Changed?

For Students 4th - 6th
Join Mathias as he takes care of the electrical problems in his uncle's office. Help him figure it out, and fix the lights.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Get Your Motor Running

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate motors and electromagnets as they construct their own simple electric motors using batteries, magnets, paper clips and wire.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Build Your Own Perpetual Motion Machine [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan for students to explore the conversion of energy from electrical energy to kinetic energy by constructing a homopolar motor. Also by constructing the motor, students can investigate magnetism, electricity, and RPM.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Hans Christian Oersted

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how Hans Christian Oersted's discoveries in electricity led him to discover electromagnetism.
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Concord Consortium

Mobile Inquiry Technology: Decaying Batteries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This investigation has students investigating and measuring the decay of batteries as their electric charges are used up in circuits.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors

For Students 1st - 6th
Electric circuits are used to provide a path to electric current. They commonly use three basic electrical components, which are resistors, capacitors, and insulators. They affect the electric current and changes the behavior of the...
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BBC

Bb Ci Schools: Revisewise Science Electricity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This lesson provides an interactive activity on electrical circuits along with a information sheet and a practice test.
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Physical Processes: Electrical Conductors

For Students 3rd - 8th
A review of electrical conductors and insulators, with diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Mains Electricity and Alternating Current Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Mains Electricity and Alternating Current. Electrical supplies can be direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC). The UK mains electricity supply is about 230V at 50 Hz. It explains the difference between AC...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Current Electricity: Circuit Connections: Series Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
When two or more electrical devices in a circuit can be connected, it is considered a series connection or a parallel connection. When all the devices are connected using series connections, the circuit is referred to as a series...

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