Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Electrochemistry
A teacher lesson plan which could be easily converted into an idea for a student project or presentation. This page describes activities in which the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy are investigated. Complete activity...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ohm's Law
[Free Registration/Login Required] A basic interactive lesson on Ohm's Law, I use this in my 9-12 CATE Electricity class.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Kirchhoff's Second Law
This site provides a small definition of Kirchhoff's Second Law as well as illustrations & animations that show how this law works.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Circuit Construction Kit (Ac+dc)
This new version of the CCK adds capacitors, inductors and AC voltage sources to your toolbox! Now you can graph the current and voltage as a function of time. Java required.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Induced Emf in a Coil of Wire
Students use a simple set up consisting of a coil of wire and a magnet to visualize induced EMF. First, students move a coil of wire near a magnet and observe the voltage that results. They then experiment with moving the wire, magnet,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Far Can Sparks Jump?
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...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Experiments With Homemade Batteries
Simple homemade batteries are described that can be made from items found in the home or school lab. These experiments help students understand how to wire them up, the origin of current, voltage and power, as well as the chemistry that...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ohm's Law
In this interactive simulation of Ohm's law, adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project, students will adjust the voltage and resistance in a circuit, and observe how this affects the flow of current....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Conservation of Charge Review
Review the conservation of charge and how charge is transferred in various scenarios.
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Georg Ohm
Georg Simon Ohm had humble roots and struggled financially throughout most of his life, but the German physicist is well known today for his formulation of a law, termed Ohm's law, describing the mathematical relationship between...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Capacitor Charging Through a Resistor in Dc Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the factors that affect the rate at which a capacitor charges. Students can change the resistance and capacitance in the circuit and monitor the current, voltage and charge on the...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Kelvin Water Dropper Electrostatic Ht Generator
Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) developed electrostatic theory and a range of novel and interesting electrostatic apparatuses. Described here is a reconstruction of a water dropper electrostatic generator. It's capable of generating...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry was an American scientist who pioneered the construction of strong, practical electromagnets and built one of the first electromagnetic motors. During his experiments with electromagnetism, Henry discovered the property of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ohm's Law
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this lesson, students learn about the invention of the battery and how a battery works, and about resistance in an electrical circuit. As well, Ohm's Law is used...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ohm's Law
Manipulate the voltage and resistance for a simple circuit to see how these affect the amount of current. The symbols in the Ohm's Law equation grow bigger and smaller to emphasize the changes.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Series Circuit Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationships between voltage, resistance and current in a series circuit with up to three passive components. The batteries in this simulation can be varied from ideal batteries to...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Power of a Light Bulb
This lab is will allow students to vary the resistance of a light bulb and the voltage difference across a light bulb. They will be able to see how these two factors affect the current through the light bulb and the power used by the...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Rc Circuit Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the factors that affect the rate at which a capacitor discharges. Students can change the resistance and capacitance in the circuit and then monitor the discharging of the capacitor....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Circuit Analysis
Circuit analysis is the process of finding all the currents and voltages in a network of connected components. We look at the basic elements used to build circuits, and find out what happens when elements are connected together into a...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Ejs Photoelectric Effect
Experience the photoelectric effect by choosing different light frequency, voltage, and metals to stop current from flowing in a circuit.