TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Get Charged!
Students are introduced to the idea of electrical energy. They learn about the relationships between charge, voltage, current and resistance. They discover that electrical energy is the form of energy that powers most of their household...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The Lightbulb Just Went On!
Fourth graders discover how electricity can be converted to light energy.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Conductor or Insulator?
In this investigation the students predict, experiment, and observe whether materials are insulators or conductors.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Modeling Emf, Potential Difference, and Internal Resistance
Interactive lecture discusses internal resistance which provides help to students in developing an accurate model.