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Current Electricity: Electrical Circuit Activity
In this direction of electron flow worksheet, students determine whether current will flow when a switch is closed, then mark positive and negative signs in circles of batteries for circuits shown on diagrams.
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Wire Maze
Students investigate what causes electrical circuits to work. They construct a wire circuit and pass a paperclip through the maze, trying not to touch the wire, and answer discussion questions.
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Applied Science - Physics Lab
Students investigate electricity. In this Physics instructional activity, students experiment with insulators and conductors of electricity. Students use batteries as the energy source for the experiment.
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How Electric Current Produces Energy
Fifth graders are introduced to the concept of electric currents. In groups, they develop their own game board to test different circuits to determine if they are complete. They record their observations of the energy transfer between...
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Two Button Buzzer Circuit
Learners explore circuit structure, draw a schematic for it, and construct a two button buzzer model out of wires, a battery, buttons (switches), and a buzzer.
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Overcurrent Protection
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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Optoelectronic Devices
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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Active Filters
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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Memory Devices
In this electrical activity, 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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Mixed Frequency Signals
In this electrical worksheet, students interpret schematics to answer a series of 31 questions about mixed frequency signals. This worksheet is printable and the answers are available on-line.
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IGFET amplifiers
In this electronics learning exercise, 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 learning exercise...
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Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator
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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Basic Logic Gate Troubleshooting
In this physics worksheet, students analyze and solve gate circuit problems. They solve and write short answers to 22 questions on circuits.
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Phase-locked Loops
In 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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Basic Troubleshooting Strategies
In this circuits activity, 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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Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator
In this electronics worksheet, students build a circuit that can produce desired waveforms. They answer 1 short answer question that follows.
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Micro-controller Principles
Learners research micro-controllers and complete this 20 question worksheet on micro-controller circuits using schematics. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Online Worksheet- Switched On- Electricity
In this online electricity worksheet, students use the links to find answers to questions about solar, hydro, nuclear, fossil fuel, and geothermal energy sources. They conduct two experiments that are based at online sources.
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Basic Oscilloscope Operation
In this electrical worksheet, students answer a series of 25 questions about the use and understanding of an oscilloscope used by electrical technicians. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed on-line.
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Brown Bag Science
Students discover, through the discovery method, how electricity works. They construct a simple circuit and a parallel circuit, make an electrical motor work and add a switch to turn it on and off.
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Introduction to Electricity
Students experiment with static electricity and make their own electrical circuits. Students experiment with their circuits to explore conductors and insulators. Students identify Thomas Edison as the person who invented the electric bulb.
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Electricity
Students experiment with a series of circuits. In this chemistry lesson, students discuss voltage, resistance and current as they flow through an electrical circuit. They work in pairs to solve the questions.
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Simple Circuit
In this circuits worksheet, students follow directions on how to make a light bulb light and answer questions about it. Students answer 1 question about an insulator and 1 about a conductor.
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Series Circuit
For this series circuit worksheet, students observe what happens when they make a simple circuit light more than one light bulb. Students follow 3 directions and answer 3 questions.