Curated OER
Electricity and Magnetism
The standard basics of electricity are detailed in this clear-cut collection of slides. Straightforward explanations are offered for static electricity, series and parallel circuits, conductors, insulators, and resistance. Some animation...
Curated OER
Get Charged!
Students explore the concept of electricity in this activity based unit. In this physical science lesson, students focus on electricity and electrical engineering. The teaching unit includes 5 activities to develop students conceptual...
Curated OER
DC Branch Current Analysis
Engage your class in physics with this series of questions. The first question is the most hands-on and asks learners to build their own circuit. The rest of the questions are related to current analysis. Class members solve 7 problems...
Curated OER
Ohm's Law: Getting There Hands On
Young scientists inductively derive Ohm's Law of voltage, resistance, and current by creating series and parallel circuits with 9-volt batteries and light bulbs. A week's worth of experiments, observation, and hands-on activities are...
Curated OER
Electrical Circuits
By following this PowerPoint, your class will gain many of the details needed to build correct and safe circuits. The details in this clear set of slides are concise and are given in a logical sequence. The many examples will assist in...
Curated OER
Electric Current
Necessary vocabulary for exploring electric current is detailed in these slides. Circuits, voltage, wet and dry cell and batteries are defined, making this a great overview on the subject. It could also serve as a complement to a lesson,...
Mr. E. Science
Electricity and Magnetism at Work
I don't get electricity jokes, watts so funny about them? The 13th in a series of presentations covers energy, motors, currents, generating electricity, calculating electrical energy cost, transformers, and batteries.
Mr. E. Science
Electric Charges and Current
Resistance is not futile, it is voltage divided by current. The presentation goes in depth covering electric charges, conductors, insulators, electric fields, static charges, and circuits. The lesson is the 12th in a series of 26.
Exploratorium
Short Circuit
Though not commonly searched for, this is a vivid demonstration of how a fuse can be blown, or rather, how resistance works in an electric circuit. You will basically set up a circuit with no lights or bells or motors, allowing the wire...
Carnegie Mellon University
Battery Workshop
Introduce your class to the workings and parts of a battery-operated circuit. Pairs of pupils use lemons to make batteries and measure voltage and current with a multimeter. An accompanying worksheet is used for recording values and...
Curated OER
Series and Parallel Circuits
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...
Curated OER
Electricity
Cute cartoons and diagrams help explain electric charge to your physical science buffs. No math is involved even though units for electric charge and voltage are mentioned. This is a pretty neat and straightforward note taking guide for...
Curated OER
Ohm's Law
If your future physicists know how to construct simple circuits, include resistors, and use a multi-meter to measure voltage, then you might employ this lesson on Ohm's law. Each lab group investigates the relationships among voltage,...
Curated OER
Fall 2004 Midterm Exam #1, Parts A & B
First year physics learners show what they know about electric potential, circuits, power, current, and voltage on this midterm exam. It consists of a multiple choice section, some true or false questions, and two multi-step problems to...
Curated OER
Physics Midterm Exam #2
This comprehensive midterm exam covers a vast array of topics typical to high school physics curriculum. Problem solving and mutliple choice questions are incorporated. Review the exam to make sure that the content is suitable to your...
Curated OER
Electrochemical Cells
In this electrochemical cell worksheet, students calculate the standard cell potential and the voltage produced by a voltaic cell. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
Curated OER
Electricity
In this science worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to solve the crossword puzzle on electricity. They identify a simple device that generates electricity and a substance that allows electrons to pass...
Curated OER
Ohm's Law
In this Ohm's Law learning exercise, students answer 8 questions which include multiple choice, graphs, and short answer. They write the definitions of voltage, potential difference, current, and resistance. They complete a graph about...
Curated OER
PHYSICS LESSONS
Students study the concept of electricity, what an electric current is and its relationship between voltage and resistance.In this electrical lesson students solve problems using Ohm's law, and research alternative sources of electricity.
Curated OER
Ohm's Law
In this electricity law worksheet, students complete 16 short answer and problem questions on Ohm's law. They calculate the voltage, current and resistance in the circuit.
Curated OER
Summer and subtractor op amp circuits
In this circuit worksheet students build their own circuit and complete several short answer questions on different amp circuits.
Curated OER
Voltage/current converter opamp
In this physics worksheet students complete several circuit building exercises then answer a series of short answer questions based on diagrams.
Curated OER
Basic circuit troubleshooting
In this circuit activity students complete a series of questions using diagrams of different types of circuits and explain why they fail or work.
Curated OER
DC mesh current analysis
In this circuits worksheet students complete a circuit building exercise and answer questions about different circuits. There is an answer link.