In this interactive, students can explore how current, voltage, and resistance are related in a model showing the flow of electrons in an electric circuit. They will learn about Ohm's law and how other forms of energy can be made from...

A general summary of electrical resistance including a comparison of AC and DC current.

In this interactive tutorial, students will analyze series circuits and parallel circuits along with complex circuits composed of elements in series and parallel. Learners will use schematics to help them understand these circuits....

Students learn about current electricity and necessary conditions for the existence of an electric current. Students construct a simple electric circuit and a galvanic cell to help them understand voltage, current and resistance.

Students use potatoes to light an LED clock (or light bulb) as they learn how a battery works in a simple circuit and how chemical energy changes to electrical energy. As they learn more about electrical energy, they better understand...

Use this tutorial to find the voltage in an electrical current with Ohm's Law.

See how Ohm's Law can tell us that the voltage across resistors will depend on that current value I and each R-value.

Measuring voltage drops across resistances in series-parallel circuits requires an understanding of both series and parallel circuit behavior. Learn more with this tutorial.

Find out how measuring voltage in a circuit is like measuring the pressure in a water pipe.

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,...

For the teacher planning a instructional activity or for the student preparing for a project or presentation. This page describes a series of simple activities related to the voltage-current-resistance relationship.

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.

In the everyday electrical devices we use - calculators, remote controls and cell phones - a voltage source such as a battery is required to close the circuit and operate the device. In this hands-on activity, students use a battery,...

See how a typical DC power supply provides a variable voltage source for DC circuits.

Explore circuits with resistors in parallel and answer questions regarding voltage drops across resistors and currents through them in such circuits.

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.

Kids learn about electricity glossary and terms in the science of physics. Words and definitions you need to know such as current, voltage, resistance, and more.

In this science fair project, use a calorimeter with an attached heating element to measure how water responds to added thermal energy.

The voltage in AC circuits oscillates at a rate known as the frequency. With an oscilloscope, see and measure the length of time between signals, and calculate the frequency of an AC signal.

This lesson plan contains several activities designed to help the student understand the magnetic effects of an electrical current.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn about parallel circuit design, and how to calculate equivalent resistance from resistors in a parallel circuit.

This simulation shows a simple circuit consisting of an AC voltage source and, depending on the button selected, a resistor, a capacitor or a coil.

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

Piezoelectric barbecue fire starters work by creating a spark that ignites the volatile lighter fluid, which then starts the charcoal burning. They are low current, high voltage devices. This project shows you a way to find out by with...