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Design Project: Simple component curve-tracer circuit

For Students 4th - 12th
In this circuit worksheet students complete a series of short answer questions on using a tracer circuit.  There are answers with this worksheet. 
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Design Project: Sensitive Microphone Amplifier

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students construct and test an amplifier circuit given a schematic diagram. They answer 2 short answer questions about the circuit they constructed.
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Design Project: Power Inverter

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students design and build a power inverter given a schematic diagram. They answer 3 short answer questions about the circuit they created.
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Circuits

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students draw a schematic diagram of parts needed to build an op-amp. In this physics lesson, students test the operation of their machine. They graph and analyze data using excel.
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Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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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Design Project: Sensitive Audio Detector

For Students 10th - 12th
In this physics worksheet, students answer 5 conceptual questions about the sensitive audio detector they built. They analyze the component of their circuit.
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Electrical Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore parallel and series circuits. In this electrical circuit lesson, students  investigate the differences between series and parallel circuits.  Learners observe the benefits and drawbacks of series and parallel circuits.
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Fundamentals of Radio Communication

For Students 12th
Twelfth graders explain the role of electromagnetic waves and antenna in radio communication. In this lesson, 12th graders examine circuit diagrams and solve wave related problems. They also calculate theoretical antenna length for...
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Modeling the Process of Mining Silicon Through a Single Displacement/Redox Reaction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study silicon and where it comes from.  In this solar mining lesson plan students complete an Internet search of mining and a lab activity. 
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Holiday Lights and Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students create a simple circuit using batteries, wires, and light bulbs. In this circuits lesson plan, students learn the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit and connect it to holiday lights they use in their home.
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Simple Electrical Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students construct a simple electrical circuit. In this electrical circuit lesson, students use a cell battery, bulb, and wire to construct a simple circuit. Students read about switches, circuits, and electricity in Electro Wiz...
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Series Circuit

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this series circuit activity, students observe what happens when they make a simple circuit light more than one light bulb. Students follow 3 directions and answer 3 questions.
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Light the Bulb

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore electricity. In this power experiment lesson, students determine what is required for lighting a bulb. Students develop an understanding of open and closed circuits, and how energy is formed
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Switched Circuit Experiment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this switched circuit experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to build a simple circuit with batteries, light bulbs and paper clips.
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Parallel circuit

For Students 4th - 6th
In this parallel circuit worksheet, students use batteries, a breadboard, light bulbs and more to make a parallel circuit and answer short answer questions. Students answer 2 questions.
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Simple Circuit

For Students 4th - 6th
In this circuits activity, students follow directions on how to make a light bulb light and answer questions about it. Students answer 1 question about an insulator and 1 about a conductor.
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A simple computer

For Students 4th - 8th
In this circuit instructional activity, students build a circuit simulating a simple computer using light bulbs, breadboards, push pins and more. Students then complete a chart and answer 1 question.
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Student Exploration: Circuit Builder

For Students 7th - 8th
In this circuit builder worksheet, students use the Circuit Builder Gizmo to answer 15 questions and complete charts about different kinds of circuits. Students will need to have access to the online Gizmo to complete the worksheet.
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Changing Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study how bulbs work by studying a series circuit and its components. For this electricity study lesson, students complete a SmartBoard online activity to study a bulb light in an electrical circuit. Learners discuss what would...
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Changing Circuits

For Students 4th
In this electrical circuits worksheet, students look at 6 diagrams of circuits and write whether they think the bulb would light or not. Students mark each diagram according to whether they think it will light or not.
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Inventing Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make circuits. In this inventing circuits lesson, students complete a worksheet where they predict whether or not the circuits they create will work. Students work in groups to create the given circuits and see if their...
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How Smart are You about Electricity, Batteries and Conductors?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create working circuits. In this electricity and circuits lesson, students make a battery, then build a flashlight and use part of the flashlight to create a conductivity tester.
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Introduction to Elementary Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how a circuit works and create a circuit to use energy from a battery to light a bulb. In this introduction to circuits lesson, the students study the parts of a circuit and have a class discussion of what would happen...
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Circuits and Conductors

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concepts of circuits and conductors. In this circuits and conductors lesson set, 4th graders watch demonstrations of circuits and look at images to identify whether they are complete circuits. They test...