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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Battery Resistor Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Look inside a resistor to see how it works. Increase the battery voltage to make more electrons flow through the resistor. Increase the resistance to block the flow of electrons. Watch the current and resistor temperature change. Java...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Currents, Resistors, and Power

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will learn about electric current, resistance and current density. Learn how current density relates to electric field strength and how resistance produces heat.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Resistors in Series and Parallel

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about resistors in series and parallel in the science of electricity and physics including equations, circuits, and example problems.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors

For Students 1st - 6th
Electric circuits are used to provide a path to electric current. They commonly use three basic electrical components, which are resistors, capacitors, and insulators. They affect the electric current and changes the behavior of the...
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University of Virginia

Uva Virtual Lab: Resistors and Capacitors and High Voltage

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation a battery will be used to charge a capacitor. The capacitor will then be used to operate a light bulb until the capacitor is discharged.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Total Resistance for Resistors in Parallel

For Students 9th - 10th
See how this application of Ohm's Law leads to a formula for the total of parallel resistances.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Troubleshooting Dc Circuits (Sparks 4)

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover a sequence of all-resistor DC circuits in which one of the resistors is either open or short-circuited.
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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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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.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Otis Boykin 1920 1982

For Students 3rd - 8th
Otis Boykin was a successful African American inventor whose inventions include resistors for electrical equipment and missiles, a controller for pacemakers, and a burglar-proof cash register.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Series Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn about series circuit design, and the role of resistors in maintaining the integrity of a circuit.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Circuit Construction Kit (Dc Only)

For Students 9th - 10th
An electronics kit in your computer! Build circuits with resistors, light bulbs, batteries, and switches. Take measurements with the realistic ammeter and voltmeter. View the circuit as a schematic diagram, or switch to a life-like view....
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: The Wallenberg Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Website reveals notes on Wallenberg's stay in America at the University of Michigan and the complete story of his heroism during the Holocaust.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Total Resistance in Series Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the formula for the parallel resistors to calculate the total resistance in series-parallel circuits.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bulbs & Batteries in a Row

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Everyday we are surrounded by circuits that use "in parallel" and "in series" circuitry. Complicated circuits designed by engineers are composed of many simpler parallel and series circuits. During this activity, students build a simple...
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Other

Simple Ac Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
A general overview of simple AC circuits. Included is a Java applet that lets you change components from a resistor, to a capacitor or coil.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: The Series Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how a series circuit works, accompanied by an animation. Lists the rules and formulas that apply to a series circuit.
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Other

Team Rocs: Resistance vs. Impedance

For Students 9th - 10th
Compares resistance and impeadance using the example of car audio.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Kirchhoff's Second Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a small definition of Kirchhoff's Second Law as well as illustrations & animations that show how this law works.

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