Concord Consortium: Measuring Current on a Breadboard

Power to the people who understand electricity. A simple experiment teaches pupils how to set up an electric circuit that includes a solar module and how to measure voltage and current using a multimeter. They calculate power and...

Find out how measuring voltage in a circuit is like measuring the pressure in a water pipe.

Measure current through resistances in series-parallel circuits requires current-measuring skills used in both series and parallel circuits.

When measuring the current in parallel circuits, compare the circuit's total current with the current through just one resistor.

This simulation allows students to make observations about the structure and movement of particles in a gas.

This simulation allows students to make observations about the structure and movement of particles in a liquid.

In this activity, you will use a temperature sensor to relate changes in sunlight to the temperature of the air trapped in a container.

Students match a word story to the correct set of graphs involving temperature change over time.

What do electrical currents have to do with an MRI? Using a simple wire setup and a magnet, class members explore forces used in an MRI by investigating the magnetic force acting on a wire carrying a current. 

Explore why it is difficult to pull back on a capped syringe and why the plunger moves back in when you let go.