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Electrical Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners compare series and parallel circuits. In this electricity and circuits lesson, students roleplay as a "wire" passing an energy ball to demonstrate how a series circuit works and how the circuit can be broken. Learners construct...
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Chemistry: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars research on renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this chemistry lesson, students design and build solar panels. They evaluate their device and write a lab report.
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Adventures in Electrical Engineering

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore electricity by conducting a series of experiments. In this physics lesson, students discover the relationship between current, voltage and resistance. They calculate voltage and power in a given system.
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Homopolar Motor Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers construct a homopolar motor following certain procedures. In this physics instructional activity, students explain how generators and motors work. They compare and contrast the characteristics of both.