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Safety

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils investigate the concept of voltage and electricity. They differentiate between an insulator and a conductor in the context of using electrical safety with the help of a doll house. Then students pretend the doll lives in a real...
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Electrical Current

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students describe an electrical current and the factors that determine the resistance of an object.  In this electrical current lesson students discuss their knowledge of voltage, current and resistance.
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Measuring Electricity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine electricity, what its uses are and how it works.  In this exploring electricity lesson students study voltage, resistance, current and OHM's law. 
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Transformation of Energy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore and discuss how several electrical devices work and what energy conversions occur in each device. They connect a zinc strip to a copper strip with alligator clips and wire, immersing each strip in lemon and check...
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Electricity

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electricity worksheet, students review parallel and series circuits, calculate voltage, and determine electric fields. This worksheet has 18 problems to solve.
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Organic Solar Energy and Berries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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Oranges and Batteries

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Orange you glad you can make circuits using fruit? Young electricians learn about electric circuits and electricity. As part of the lesson, they build a circuit with an orange and then with a banana.
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Magnetism

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this magnetism learning exercise, students review concepts relating to magnetic fields, transformers, galvanometers, and electric motors. This learning exercise has 9 fill in the blank and 11 short answer questions.
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Build a Tesla Coil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore tesla coil through various experiments. In this physics lesson, students build their own tesla coils based on a given procedure. They discuss its real world applications.
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Comparing Different Energy Resources

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of the different sources of energy.  In this energy lesson students complete an experiment and worksheet.
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Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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

For Students 9th - 11th
 In 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...
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Circuits- Lock-out/ Tag-out

For Students 10th - 12th
In this circuits worksheet, students answer eight questions about different types of circuits, grounding cables to reduce electric shock, circuit breakers and locking and tagging a disconnect device.
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Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For 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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Inductance

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this inductance learning exercise, students answer 20 questions about magnetic fields as they relate to inductors, inertia, transistors, and the flow of current through circuits.
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Open-Loop Op-Amp Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical learning exercise, 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 learning exercise is printable and there are...
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Digital-to Analog Conversion

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit worksheet, learners 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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Resistor and Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore electrical resistance through various experiments. In this physics lesson, students calculate resistance using a mathematical formula. They explain how colors identify the resistance value of a resistor.
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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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Basic Ammeter Use

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this ammeter worksheet, students answer eleven questions about ammeters, multimeters and types of circuits. They identify different types of circuits given schematic diagrams.
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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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Optoelectronic Devices

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical learning exercise, 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 learning exercise is...
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Performance-based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students predict the values of circuit components and compare this with the actual measured values. They solve 62 problems related to the circuits.
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Design Project: Intercom System

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