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Power Lines InteractivePower Lines Interactive
Publisher
CK-12 Foundation
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Interactives
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Technology
Video
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Year
2014
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
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Power Lines

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How does electricity travel through power lines? The simulation demonstrates the how changes in voltage and resistance are related to the distance between power polls and the thickness of the cable. Scholars control three variables in order to discover how to enable the least — or greatest  amount of resistance.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

electric currents, electrical energy, resistance, power, voltage, currents, conductors, insulators, ohm's law, energy transfer, electric circuits, power plants, energy transformation

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask the local electric provider to have someone come speak to your class; most have an educator on staff

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a free CK-12 account to access the interactive
  • Assumes prior knowledge of voltage, current, and interpreting graphs

Pros

  • Provides answers to some of the worksheet questions
  • Controls are intuitive

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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