Worksheet
Curated OER

Series and Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Electricians draw four different circuits and answer questions about the resistance, voltage drop, and current at different points in each. Completing this worksheet will help make sure that your class is understanding what is happening...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

Know Your Potential

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Never underestimate potential—electric or your own. Scholars apply a color scheme based on the changes in electric potential as part of a series on electric circuits. They consider splitting wires, light bulb placement, and voltage as...
PPT
Urbana School District

Electric Fields

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
What kind of pears do electricians eat? Amperes! Presentation begins with electric field vectors for various charge configurations and field strengths for both point charges and uniform fields. It continues with various surfaces,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
In this circuits worksheet, students read about total voltage, total resistance, and total current. Students learn about voltage across a resistor and short circuits. After completing the reading, students complete 4 circuit questions...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Telegraph System

For Students 10th - 12th
In this telegraph system worksheet, students design a telegraph station and answer 4 questions about the voltage, the resistor values and various modifications made to their design.
Worksheet
Curated OER

V, R, and I in Series Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
In this circuits worksheet, students learn how to determine total voltage, total resistance, and total current. Students also explore short circuits. This worksheet has 9 problems to solve.
Interactive
Curated OER

Performance-Based Assessments for DC Circuit Competencies

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this DC circuits worksheet, students are assessed given 31 schematics of DC circuits and they determine the given conditions, the parameters and an analysis of each.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electric Shock: Caution!

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electricity worksheet, learners read about how electricity flows and the force that causes the flow. Students read about electric shock and then complete 3 short answer questions.
Interactive
Curated OER

Series DC Circuits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students answer a series of 27 open-ended questions pertaining to DC circuits by analyzing electrical schematics. This worksheet is printable and there are on-line answers to the questions.
Interactive
Curated OER

Active Loads in Amplifier Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, learners answer a series of 7 open-ended questions with schematics about active loads in amplifier circuits. This worksheet is printable and the  answers are available on-line.
Interactive
Curated OER

Design Project: DC Motor

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this DC motor worksheet, the learner answers 3 open-ended questions pertaining to the design of a DC motor. The worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Design Project: LED Stroboscope

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this physics worksheet, students design and build an electrical circuit using LED as a light source. They complete 2 short answer questions about their design.
eBook
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.
eBook
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...