Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Dc Circuits: Parallel Resistances (Sparks 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore circuits with resistors in parallel and answer questions regarding voltage drops across resistors and currents through them in such circuits.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Dc Circuits: Series Resistances (Sparks 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive simulation guides you through the wiring of the standard breadboard and presents you with questions regarding voltage drops and currents in series resistive circuits.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Dc Circuits: Series Parallel Resistances (Sparks 3)

For Students 9th - 10th
Answer questions regarding voltage drops across resistors and currents through them in such circuits. Practice calculating the effective resistances of a set of resistances in series and parallel.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Build a Reed Switch Motor

For Students 9th - 10th
After building a simple electric motor from a kit, with this experiment you can explore how voltage affects motor speed. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
eBook
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Using a Function Generator

For Students 9th - 10th
See how a typical DC power supply provides a variable voltage source for DC circuits.
Handout
Boston University

Elementary Physics: Current and Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
A general summary of electrical resistance including a comparison of AC and DC current.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Application of the Fundamental Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
We solve a circuit by direct application of the fundamental laws: Apply element laws (Ohm's Law and the like) plus Kirchhoff's Laws to solve for the currents and voltages of a circuit.