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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Current in a Wire Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the resistance of a wire based on its composition and its physical dimensions. Find the current that would flow through the wire when the wire is connected to a certain voltage.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Calculating Current in Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Ohm's Law to calculate the current in parallel circuits.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Circuits and Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the same method as in the activity from lesson 2 to explore the magnetism due to electric current instead of a permanent magnet. Students use a compass and circuit to trace the magnetic field lines induced...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Off the Grid

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain presents users with three hypothetical scenarios in which they are challenged to design a wind power system that will meet their electrical needs.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Electricity 102

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn more about the science of electricity. How its measured and generated.
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this 10 question multiple choice quiz on electricity and magnetism.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electricity Glossary and Terms

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about electricity glossary and terms in the science of physics. Words and definitions you need to know such as current, voltage, resistance, and more.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Electricity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can use this Flipchart to learn and apply Ohm's law to basic circuitry problems. Students are introduced to the relationship among voltage, current, and resistance, and then apply their newly...
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Other

Alternating Current Series Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site outlines a lab dealing with Alternating Current Series Circuit. It includes graphs and formulas, and a list of questions associated with the lab.
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NASA

Nasa: Oersted and Ampere Link Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA provides a nice blending of the achievements of three scientists, Oersted, Ampere, and Maxwell. This done by NASA-sponsored International Solar-Terrestrial Physics group. Lots of pictures, diagrams, and scientific explanation. Good...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Hans Christian Orsted

For Students 9th - 10th
A discovery by Hans Christian Orsted forever changed the way scientists think about electricity and magnetism. While preparing to perform an experiment during a lecture at the University of Copenhagen, he found that the magnetized needle...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Force Electric in a Box

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find the net force on one of the charges in a rectangular arrangement of charges.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Force Electric in a Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find the net force on one of the charges in a triangular arrangement of charges.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's the Conductivity of Gatorade?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use conductivity meters to measure various salt and water solutions, as indicated by the number of LEDs (light emitting diodes) that illuminate on the meter. Students create calibration curves using known amounts of table salt...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Pointing at Maximum Power for Pv

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student teams measure voltage and current in order to determine the power output of a photovoltaic (PV) panel. They vary the resistance in a simple circuit connected to the panel to demonstrate the effects on voltage, current, and power...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Whose Field Line Is It, Anyway?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students teams each use a bar magnet, sheet of paper and iron shavings to reveal the field lines as they travel around a magnet. They repeat the activity with an electromagnet made by wrapping thin wire around a nail and connecting...

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