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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: One Path

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn that charge movement through a circuit depends on the resistance and arrangement of the circuit components. In a hands-on activity, students build and investigate the characteristics of series circuits. In another...
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Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Apps Zur Physik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, in German, offers numerous apps that illustrate common physics principles. Apps are organized into categories: mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, physics of...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Resistance of a Wire

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students investigate the factors that affect the resistance of a wire. Students will be able to adjust the length of the wire, the diameter of the wire and the material from which the wire is constructed....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Circuit Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Circuit analysis is the process of finding all the currents and voltages in a network of connected components. We look at the basic elements used to build circuits, and find out what happens when elements are connected together into a...
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California Institute of Technology

Caltech Physics: Lrc Circuit Applet

For Students 9th - 10th
See how a resistor (R), a capacitor (C), and an inductor (L) react with one another in a system.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Resistances in Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan is provided here. This page describes two activities in which the effect of multiple resistors on the current and overall resistance of both series and parallel circuits are investigated. Complete activity...
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Mobile Phone Absorption Wavemeter

For Students 9th - 10th
An absorption wavemeter is a device which can make measurements on the strength of radio emissions and so this instrument is an essential item for investigating the mobile phone. In principle an absorption meter is a simple device that...
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Other

Simple Ac Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
A general overview of simple AC circuits. Included is a Java applet that lets you change components from a resistor, to a capacitor or coil.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Conductor or Insulator?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this investigation the students predict, experiment, and observe whether materials are insulators or conductors.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Modeling Emf, Potential Difference, and Internal Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interactive lecture discusses internal resistance which provides help to students in developing an accurate model.
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Other

D&t Online: Electronics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains and illustrates many of the common components used in electronics.
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Other

Need: Measuring Electricity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details many of the ways in which to measure electricity. Among the topics covered by this page is resistance and voltage as well as electrical energy and Ohm's Law.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: The Series Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how a series circuit works, accompanied by an animation. Lists the rules and formulas that apply to a series circuit.
Handout
Intel Corporation

Intel Education: Circuits and Switches

For Students 9th - 10th
By comparing household electricity to household plumbing, this tutorial makes the concepts of electricity easier to understand. Includes video clips and interactive activities; click on "Instructional Strategies" for teacher resources...
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Other

Team Rocs: Resistance vs. Impedance

For Students 9th - 10th
Compares resistance and impeadance using the example of car audio.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Kirchhoff's Second Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a small definition of Kirchhoff's Second Law as well as illustrations & animations that show how this law works.
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Tech Target

What Is: Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of resistance and how it is measured. Including information on AC and DC.
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Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Ohm's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive simulation demonstrates how Ohm's Law works.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Electricity Circuit Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
This basic electricity circuit diagram shows a resistor and ammeter in series, a voltmeter in parallel and a switch with a cell for charging purposes.
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Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Electromagnetic Oscillating Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation is about an oscillatory electromagnetic circuit formed by a capacitor and an inductor.

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