Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Electrical Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare series and parallel circuits. In this electricity and circuits activity, students roleplay as a "wire" passing an energy ball to demonstrate how a series circuit works and how the circuit can be broken. Students...
Interactive
PHET

Capacitor Lab

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
The first capacitor was a Leyden jar, invented in 1745. Physics scholars explore capacitors in an engaging simulation. They may view one or set up circuits which contain two to three either in series or parallel. Other views include...