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Activity
It's About Time

AC and DC Currents

For Teachers 7th - 12th
An informative physics lesson includes two teacher demonstrations, one on AC currents and the other on DC currents, allowing pupils to take notes while watching. The resource includes questions to assign as homework or during class...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Maximum Power Point

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate how to optimize the power output of a photovoltaic cell using a home-made gnomon stand. They use data collected to create current-voltage and power-voltage curves to determine the "maximum PowerPoint," (MPP) at which...
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Curated OER

Advanced Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction worksheet, students answer 11 questions using calculus to determine things such as magnetic flux and wave output.
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Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

Organic Solar Energy and Berries

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You can eat a solar cell? A unit on solar energy begins with a discussion about organic solar cells, followed by directions on how to build your own. After following the teacher's directions to build an anthocyanin dye-sensitized solar...
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Curated OER

Open-Loop Op-Amp Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students design and build a op-amp model to show understanding after answering a series of 18 open-ended questions that include analyzing schematics. This worksheet is printable and there are on-line answers...
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Curated OER

Digital-to Analog Conversion

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer a series of 13 open-ended questions about digital-to-analog converter circuits. They analyze schematics in order to answer the questions. This worksheet is printable and the answers...
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Curated OER

Active Loads in Amplifier Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students answer a series of 7 open-ended questions with schematics about active loads in amplifier circuits. This worksheet is printable and the  answers are available on-line.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

DC Generator Theory

For Students 9th - 11th
 For this online worksheet students answer a series of 14 essay or short answer questions explaining the DC generator theory. The correct answer is available to check their responses to each question. The questions vary in complexity....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Basic Operational Amplifiers

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students analyze different amplifier circuits and answer 18 short answer and problem solving questions about them.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Batteries

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this battery worksheet, students answer 14 questions about primary cell batteries, secondary cell batteries, and how batteries are charged. They calculate the rates of discharge for given batteries.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Performance-based Assessments for Network Analysis Competencies

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit quiz, students use schematics to answer a series of 7 open-ended performance based questions to show their understanding of Thevenin's and Norton's theorem about electrical circuits. This quiz can be printed...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Digital Logic Signals

For Students Higher Ed
For this electronics worksheet, students interpret schematic diagrams and analyze circuit components to answer 9 short answer and problem solving questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Junior Solar Sprint Series: Electrical Power

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Through scientific inquiry, middle schoolers discover how to arrange solar cells in order to produce electricity. This activity is intended to prepare learners to be able to design and construct solar cars. As with other resources...
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Activity
DiscoverE

First You See It, Then You Hear It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Light and sound go hand in hand. Pupils set up a system that will emit sound when a laser is directed at a photodiode. Various objects, such as a comb and talcum powder, allow for modulation of the laser beam. Individuals also...
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Lesson Plan
Carnegie Mellon University

Consumer Preferences in Lighting

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What is a watt? This tongue-twisting, mind-bending question and others are answered through this instructional activity on the different lighting options available. With the support of a PowerPoint, teach your physical science class...
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PPT
Bowels Physics

Direct and Inverse Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Viewers learn to recognize direct and inverse relationships in the world of physics with a presentation that reveals how to recognize a direct versus an inverse relationship from a formula or graph. After showing basic examples, the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Phase-locked Loops

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this physics worksheet, students examine how phase-locked loop circuits works and answer 8 short answer questions about it. They explain how FM radio communication works.
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Design Project: Intercom System

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet students design an intercom circuit and answer 2 open-ended questions about the volume control and microphone of the intercom. This worksheet can be printed and the answers to the questions are available...
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Curated OER

Algebraic Equation Manipulation for Electric Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electric circuit worksheet, students use Algebraic equations to manipulate the electrical resistance of a conductor. The answer a series of 19 open-ended questions. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer a series of 24 open-ended questions about electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Pulse-Width Modulation Signal Generator

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical learning exercise, students answer a series of 6 open-ended questions about pulse-width signal generators. This learning exercise is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Conventional Transistor Overview and Special Transistors

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit instructional activity, students develop an understanding of micro-controllers and then answer a series of 13 open-ended questions about transistors that include analyzing schematics. This instructional...
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Curated OER

Design Project: Logic Probe

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
 In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer a series of 5 open-ended questions about logic probes. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.