Curated OER
Three Switches
Students describe the types and parts of a circuit. They discover three types of electrical switches and create a chart showing the many uses for each type of switch.
Curated OER
Circuits and Conductors
Young scholars participate in an online instructional activity to explain the conductivity of different materials and the effect of changing the power source.
Curated OER
Changing Circuits
Students participate in an online lesson to explain how to make bulbs brighter or dimmer in a series circuit by changing the number or type of components.
Other
Ysgol Clywedog: Polly Booker: The I Po
A circuit project includes lessons, worksheets, PowerPoint, and activity resource.
Technology Student
Technology Student: Electronics Index
This site contains a wealth of material on electronics. Various components and techniques are thoroughly described and clearly illustrated.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Circuit Construction Kit (Ac+dc), Virtual Lab
Build circuits with capacitors, inductors, resistors and AC or DC voltage sources, and inspect them using lab instruments such as voltmeters and ammeters.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ohm's Law
An interactive simulation that teaches about Ohm's Law, circuits, and current by observing how adjusting the voltage and resistance changes current according to Ohm's Law. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and...
Other
The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
An exciting interactive site of games, activities, information, and quizzes about electric circuits. You'll learn what makes circuits work, all about conductors and insulators, switches, changing circuits, and circuit diagrams. Learning...
Other
Tech Topics: Electricity: Circuits
What is a circuit? How does it work? The animated diagrams and accompanying text will make it easy to understand the concept of circuits!
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Background Information for Electricity
The Canada Science and Technology Museum answers some of the most common questions about electricity. For example, get the definition of electricity, the difference between alternating and direct currents, and learn how a fuse works.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Ph Et Simulations: Replace Real Equipment in Lab Circuit Construction Kit
Students explore with a PhET interactive simulation to replicate the construction of electrical circuits.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Introduction to Physics
Students take a journey through our physical world, beginning with the ways in which people quantify and model mathematically the existence and interaction of physical objects.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Make a Circuit Board
Step-by-step illustrated instructions showing how to build a circuit board using everyday materials.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Conductivity
Students make a simple conductivity tester using a battery and light bulb. They learn the difference between conductors and insulators of electrical energy as they test a variety of materials for their ability to conduct electricity.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Am I on the Radio?
During this activity, students create a working radio by soldering circuit components supplied from an AM radio kit. Since this activity is carried out in conjunction with the associated lessons concerning circuits and how an AM radio...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905
This Nobel E-Museum website commemorates the work of Philipp von Lenard and his Nobel prize achievement. This detailed resource includes a biography, Lenard's Nobel Lecture, and the "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905 Presentation Speech."
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ornl: Teacher's Guide Superconductivity for High School Students
This site from the Human Genome Project provides a large collection of facts and information, demonstrations, experiments and project ideas. Written for teachers but easily adaptable for any type of student work. A good site to check out...
City College of New York
City Technology: Introduction to Enerjeeps
A unit providing opportunity for students to explore circuits and switches through homemade battery powered cars.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Getting Connected
Can you find the problem and fix the circuit in time for the Halloween contest?
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Diy Mini Drone
Explore the world of drones as you build your own mini drone using popsicle sticks in this fun activity.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Automatic Drone Balancing
How do drones automatically balance themselves when you let go of the controls? Find out in this project as you build and program an experimental setup to make a drone automatically control its tilt angle about a single axis.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Inductance
Learners investigate inductance. Some topics explored in the activities are mutual inductance, self inductance, and circuits. The resource consists of video clips, online textbook chapters, lecture notes, exam questions, and practice...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Forces: Current Carrying Wires in Magnetic Fields
Learners investigate current-carrying wires in magnetic fields. Some topics explored in the activities are forces, magnetic dipoles, and circuits. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, exam questions, java applets, and...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Ac Circuits
A very comprehensive site organized well with many topics dealing with AC circuits.