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Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Current

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explains electric current, how it produces heat, and the difference between a direct current and an alternating current.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electric Current

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about electric current in the science of physics including the flow of electrons, measurement, alternating, and direct current.
Interactive
BBC

Bb Ci Schools: Revisewise Science Electricity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This lesson provides an interactive activity on electrical circuits along with a information sheet and a practice test.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Physical Processes: Electrical Conductors

For Students 3rd - 8th
A review of electrical conductors and insulators, with diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measuring Current and Voltage

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students are introduced to the ammeter, which measures electrical current, and to the voltmeter, which measures voltage.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Electromagnets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan contains several activities designed to help the student understand the magnetic effects of an electrical current.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Induced Current Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to have students test the factors that determine how much current is induced in a circuit when area of the circuit is changed. This lab is a quantitive lab that supplements the lab on magnetic flux.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Force on an Electric Current in a Magnetic Field

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn how a magnetic field affects moving charged particles or an electric current carried by a wire.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: The Electric Generator

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains how an electric current is produced by a generator. Includes a simulation.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Finding Current With Ohm's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to measure the electrical current using Ohm's Law.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Magnetic Fields and Compass Orientation

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulate the creation of an induced magnetic field through the use of a simple electric circuit. An interactive demonstration is included.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dc Circuit and Electrical Power Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the components of a circuit and their symbols such as battery, resistor, and switch. Analyze how the power of a resistor is related to the current and electric potential difference across the resistor.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Magnetism and Sound: Creating Your Own Headphones

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will explore how magnets can create a current by making their own headphones and listening to music from their iPods.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Electric Circuits Guided Inquiry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An electrical circuit guided inquiry where students investigate what an electric circuit is, the main parts of a circuit and the difference between series and parallel circuits. Students groups create a circuit using materials provided...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Greece: What Can Electricity Do?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Alex is an actor in a play. Help him figure out which items use electricity so he can make sure everything is ready for the play.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Testing for Electrical Conductivity Using Materials

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, learners will understand that electricity moves through different circuits and discover what types of materials are conductors and insulators.
Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Resistance

For Students 6th - 8th
Explains electrical resistance and how it is measured using the formula for Ohm's Law.
Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Generator Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electromagnetic induction model that simulates an electric generator made from a conducting loop rotating in a uniform magnetic field and connected to an ammeter.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Using Voltmeters & Ammeters to Measure Potential Diff and Current

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice identifying the correct placement of voltmeters and ammeters to measure an unknown circuit or electric potential difference for a circuit.
eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Measuring Current in Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
When measuring the current in parallel circuits, compare the circuit's total current with the current through just one resistor.
eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Measuring Current on a Breadboard

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how measuring current in a circuit is like measuring the flow rate of water in a sprinkler system.
eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Calculating Current in Series Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Use resistance formulas to determine the total resistances of the series and parallel parts. Then, use Ohm's Law to calculate the voltage drops across and currents through each part.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Current in a Wire Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the resistance of a wire based on its composition and its physical dimensions. Find the current that would flow through the wire when the wire is connected to a certain voltage.
eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Calculating Current in Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Ohm's Law to calculate the current in parallel circuits.

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