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The Light-House Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Groups work together to design a lighthouse, from designing and drawing the wiring diagram, to creating prototypes of the switch and circuit, to envisioning and building a scale model along with a blueprint. By including different...
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Electricity

For Students 8th - 12th
In this electricity learning exercise, learners complete 4 activities where they draw diagrams and answer short answer questions by researching electrical circuits.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Flashlights and Batteries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how batteries work, how they provide power to the simple circuit within the battery, and how the switch controls the flow of electrons; students then disassemble a flashlight, and draw a schematic of a flashlight's...
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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.In this electrical lesson students solve problems using Ohm's law, and research alternative sources of electricity.
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Brown Bag Science

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover, through the discovery method, how electricity works. They construct a simple circuit and a parallel circuit, make an electrical motor work and add a switch to turn it on and off.
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Physical Setting: Physics Exam 2004

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Twelve pages of mostly multiple-choice questions comprise this comprehensive New York Regents physics exam. It covers an entire year's worth of physics curriculum and requires about three hours for completion. Review the questions to...
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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.
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Basic Ammeter Use

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this ammeter worksheet, students answer eleven questions about ammeters, multimeters and types of circuits. They identify different types of circuits given schematic diagrams.
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Digital Communication

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students differentiate the three telegraph circuits. They complete 10 short answer questions about digital communication.
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Lab 23-Follow Up Questions-Conductivity

For Students 10th - 12th
In this conductivity worksheet, students answer post lab questions about substances that transferred electrons resulting in electricity flowing through the conductivity leads use to test each substance.
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Bipolar Junction Transistors in Active Mode

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students analyze different schematic diagrams and answer the questions that follow. They solve and write short answers to 23 questions on circuits.
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DC Motor Theory

For Students 9th - 12th
In this physics worksheet, high schoolers solve 12 problems on DC motor circuit. They make predictions and construct the corresponding circuit to verify if they are correct.
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Potentiometers

For Students 10th - 12th
In this potentiometer learning exercise, students design and construct a circuit and then mathematically analyze their work. They answer 18 questions about potentiometers and their function.
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Time Constant Calculations

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this time constant worksheet, students answer 52 questions about the rate of current changes and voltage changes in capacitors. They analyze circuits and determine the time it takes for capacitors to change voltage and they specify...
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Circuit Basics

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this circuits learning exercise, students compare voltage, current, and resistance. Students draw a battery with a resistor, switch, and light bulb. This learning exercise has 6 short answer, 1 matching, and 6 drawing questions.
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Electricity: Going with the Flow!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore a simple circuit. They experiment with a wire, light bulb and a bettery to see how many ways they can make the light bulb light up. Students describe how they were or were not ablt to light the bulb.
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How do Ohm's Law and Constraint-Based Reasoning Help in Thinking About Circuits?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate Ohm's Law. Through experimentation, students observe Ohm's law. Using the voltage and resistance, learners calculate with Ohm's law. Students collaborate in other activities to apply Ohm's Law to series and...
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Electric Power

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electric power worksheet, students read about the relationship between voltage, power and current and use the equation for power to find the voltage, power or current in nineteen problems.
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Simple Circuits

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars investigate how series and parallel circuits work. In this physics lesson, students build their own simple circuits and compare their characteristics. They explain the importance of circuit breakers in household circuits.
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The Physics of Electricity: Real or Magic?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in various demonstrations on electricity. In this physics lesson, 8th graders explore static and current electricity. They apply concepts to real world situations.
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Mississippi’s Electricity: From Generation to Consumption

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover how electricity is produced. For this physics lesson, 8th graders infer about the future of Mississippi's energy industry. They participate in a Smart Board interactive activity at the end of the lesson.
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What Configurations Work to Light a Bulb?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore simple electrical circuits. Students experiment, using different configurations, to determine what is necessary to compeete a circuit. Students observe similarities between arrangements that work and differences in...
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University of Minnesota

Virtual Neurons

For Teachers 5th - 12th
It's electric! Young anatomists use Virtual Neurons software to build, control, and analyze complex nerve circuits within the body. Colorful and packed with content, class members enjoy interacting with the nervous system...
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Function Junction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars 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.