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Design Project: Audio Tone Control

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit learning exercise, students answer a series of 4 open-ended questions with schematics about audio control in stereos. This learning exercise can be printed and the answers are available on-line.
Worksheet
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Capacitive Reactance

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students solve and write short answers to 15 questions about capacitors. They interpret schematic diagrams and calculate values using Ohm's law.
Interactive
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Inductive Reactance

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit instructional activity, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of inductive reactance before answering a series of 13 open-ended questions. This instructional...
Lesson Plan
Rochester Institute of Technology

Electrical Energy

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
My friend told me how electricity is measured and I was like Watt! In the hands-on activity, learners explore electricity by building circuits, both parallel and series. They also determine how increasing the number of light bulbs and...
Lesson Plan
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Electric Current and Circuits

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Compare the drift speed of conduction electrons in a current-carrying wire to the signal speed of changes in current. They also distinguish between DC and AC and describe how AC is converted to DC.
PPT
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Energy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Wow! Colorful and simple, these 160 slides introduce the various forms of energy, along with a relevant image. Some of the images are animations, which help beginning physical scientists to visualize the flow of electrons or energy! This...
Assessment
Curated OER

Fall 2004 Midterm Exam #1, Parts A & B

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
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...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Touch Screen

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Touch screens are becoming more common, but how do they work? The simulation shows the electric potential versus system charge as scholars alter three variables. The schematic of the capacitance demonstrates the set up as each variable...
Interactive
Curated OER

Design Project: Sensitive Microphone Amplifier

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students construct and test an amplifier circuit given a schematic diagram. They answer 2 short answer questions about the circuit they constructed.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Design Project: Power Inverter

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students design and build a power inverter given a schematic diagram. They answer 3 short answer questions about the circuit they created.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electricity Review

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electricity worksheet, students review topics related to electricity such as circuits, voltage, electric fields, and resistors. This worksheet has 21 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
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AC Filtering With Capacitors

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the properties of capacitors and discover that capacitors block DC and filter AC. They discover the function of capacitors. Students differentiate between AC and DC power. They explore the role of resistors.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electricity

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electricity instructional activity, learners review parallel and series circuits, calculate voltage, and determine electric fields. This instructional activity has 18 problems to solve.
Activity
Teach Engineering

Induced EMF in a Coil Wire

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Small groups investigate the interaction between a coil of wire and a magnet to create an electromagnetic field and observe the voltage they create. Through further interactions, they realize a conductor can be charged from the...
Interactive
Curated OER

AC Network Analysis

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this AC networks worksheet, learners analyze and answer 24 questions about AC circuits. They calculate impedance values, they determine phase shifts, and they solve complex number arithmetic used to analyze AC circuits.
Lesson Plan
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PHYSICS LESSONS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the concept of electricity, what an electric current is and its relationship between voltage and resistance.For this electrical lesson students solve problems using Ohm's law, and research alternative sources of electricity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electromechanical Relay Logic

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students solve and write short answers on 19 questions about electromechanical relay logic. They interpret schematic diagrams and answer questions about it.
Interactive
Curated OER

Pulse-Width Modulation Signal Generator

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students answer a series of 6 open-ended questions about pulse-width signal generators. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
Interactive
Curated OER

Microphones

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this microphones worksheet, students answer five questions about different types of microphones such as moving coil, crystal, and carbon microphones.
Assessment
Curated OER

Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #1

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Electricity is the focus of this college-level midterm exam. It requres physics learners to answer multiple choice and short answer questions in addition to evaluating several diagrams and graphs. This is appropriate for most high school...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Function Junction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the internal and external components of computers, robots and fan. In this physics lesson, students draw a circuit diagram of their electronic components. They create a battery tester in the lab.
Interactive
Curated OER

Design Project: Intercom System

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet students design an intercom circuit and answer 2 open-ended questions about the volume control and microphone of the intercom. This worksheet can be printed and the answers to the questions are available...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Impedance

For Students 9th - 12th
In this physics worksheet, high schoolers complete 19 questions on impedance. They solve a series of mathematical and conceptual problems.
Activity
DiscoverE

First You See It, Then You Hear It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Light and sound go hand in hand. Pupils set up a system that will emit sound when a laser is directed at a photodiode. Various objects, such as a comb and talcum powder, allow for modulation of the laser beam. Individuals also...