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Electricity and Safety
Sixth graders investigate the importance of observing safety rules in the use of electricity. They discuss electricity safety rules, observe a power company employee read a meter, write and perform a commercial about electrical safety,...
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Basic Operational Amplifiers
In this electronics instructional activity, students analyze different amplifier circuits and answer 18 short answer and problem solving questions about them.
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Design Project: DC Voltage Regulator
In this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of DC circuits before answering a series of 5 open-ended questions. There are no schematics available for the design or...
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Changing Circuits
Students study how bulbs work by studying a series circuit and its components. In this electricity study lesson, students complete a SmartBoard online activity to study a bulb light in an electrical circuit. Students discuss what would...
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Electricity
Students examine basic electrical components. They build a simple electrical circuit which rings a buzzer. They experiment with conducting and nonconducting materials.
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Circuits and Symbols
In this circuits worksheet, students read how electricity flows through circuits and learn how to draw a circuit diagram. Students then complete 16 matching, 2 multiple choice, 14 fill in the blank, and 3 short answer questions.
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Changing circuits
Students identify that there are conventional symbols to represent the components in circuits. Students use these symbols to draw diagrams of circuits. They are reminded that electric circuits can be drawn in diagrams using symbols. ...
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One Path
Students discover 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...
Teach Engineering
Can You Resist This?
Some things are hard to resist. Small collaborative groups build circuits and calculate the voltage using Ohm's Law. Budding engineers explore the connection between the voltage across different resistors and linear functions with...
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Series and Parallel Circuits
Students explore the differences between a parallel and a series circuit.In this current lesson students complete several experiments using a light bulb.
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Ohm's Law I
Students work to increase the intensity of a light bulb by testing batteries in series and parallel circuits. They analyze Ohm's Law, power, parallel and series circuits, and ways to measure voltage and current.
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Series-Parallel DC Circuits Series and Parallel DC Circuits
For this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of series and parallel DC circuits before answering a series of 41 open-ended questions. Students interpret various...
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Millman's Theorem
In this electrical circuit lesson, students will answer 9 open ended questions to mathematically analyze circuits for current and voltage. This online worksheet provides diagrams for better understanding and reveals the answers.
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Electrifying Electricity
Students explore the basics of electricity using common everyday items as well as demonstrate how parallel and series circuits can be used in electronics and electrical devices. They explore how common items in their world can be wired...
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Voltage Divider Circuits
In this physics activity, students construct the circuit shown in the problem and calculate either voltage, current and resistance. They solve 37 circuit related questions.
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DC Bridge Circuits
In this circuits worksheet, students answer 19 questions about DC bridge circuits, they mathematically analyze a circuit they design, they calculate output voltages in given circuits and they analyze schematics of strain gauge circuits...
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Design Project: Dual-Output AC-DC Power Supply
In this physics worksheet, students design an electric power supply and answer 5 short answer questions about it. They explain the functions of the different circuit components.
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Passive Filter Circuits
In this circuits activity, students answer 44 questions about audio tone control circuits, twin-tee filter circuits, and other types of passive filter circuits, their impedance and their design.
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Design Project: LED Stroboscope
In this physics worksheet, students design and build an electrical circuit using LED as a light source. They complete 2 short answer questions about their design.
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Parallel DC Circuits
For this circuits worksheet, students answer 24 questions about parallel DC circuits including finding the current drawn by resistors, the total resistance, and the voltage impressed across each resistor in the circuit. Students also...
Magic of Physics
Franklin's Lab
Get energized! Circuitry scholars follow the path of energy from its beginnings as a fossil fuel all the way to bulbs and batteries using an interesting interactive. Groups or individuals help Ben Franklin discover how to convert and...
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Circuits and Conductors
Students explore electricity by completing Internet activities. In this physical science lesson, students identify an electric circuit and describe the characteristics of conductors, giving examples as well. Students collaborate in...
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Using Electricity
Students name appliances that use electricity. They construct a simple electrical circuit. They predict whether a circuit work. They name components of an electrical circuit.
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Electronic Components
Learners review new terminology and computer circuits and the value of a resistor. They complete three experiments, "Resistance Activities," Transistor Activities,"Diode Activities" and enter data, results and their findings on Student...