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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Measuring Voltage in Series Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Measuring voltage drops across resistances in series-parallel circuits requires an understanding of both series and parallel circuit behavior. Learn more with this tutorial.
eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Calculating Voltage in Series Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the series and parallel resistance formulas to determine the total resistances of the parts. Then, use Ohm's Law to calculate the voltage drops across each part.
eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Measuring Voltage in Series Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Measuring the voltage in a circuit is like measuring the drop in pressure across two points. Learn more with this tutorial.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ohm's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides information on Ohm's Law, stating that the voltage drop is proportional to the current running through it.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Dc Circuits: Parallel Resistances (Sparks 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore circuits with resistors in parallel and answer questions regarding voltage drops across resistors and currents through them in such circuits.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Dc Circuits: Series Resistances (Sparks 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive simulation guides you through the wiring of the standard breadboard and presents you with questions regarding voltage drops and currents in series resistive circuits.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Dc Circuits: Series Parallel Resistances (Sparks 3)

For Students 9th - 10th
Answer questions regarding voltage drops across resistors and currents through them in such circuits. Practice calculating the effective resistances of a set of resistances in series and parallel.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Calculating Current in Series Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Use resistance formulas to determine the total resistances of the series and parallel parts. Then, use Ohm's Law to calculate the voltage drops across and currents through each part.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electric Potential Difference

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial is devoted to an understanding of electric potential difference and its application to the movement of charge in electric circuits. Take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
Article
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Journey of a Typical Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
In the wires of electric circuits, an electron is the actual charge carrier. In this article, an electron's path through the external circuit is introduced.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Current Electricity: Circuit Connections: Series Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
When two or more electrical devices in a circuit can be connected, it is considered a series connection or a parallel connection. When all the devices are connected using series connections, the circuit is referred to as a series...