Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Calculating Current in Series Parallel Circuits
Use resistance formulas to determine the total resistances of the series and parallel parts. Then, use Ohm's Law to calculate the voltage drops across and currents through each part.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Calculating Voltage in Series Parallel Circuits
Use the series and parallel resistance formulas to determine the total resistances of the parts. Then, use Ohm's Law to calculate the voltage drops across each part.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Measuring Current in Parallel Circuits
When measuring the current in parallel circuits, compare the circuit's total current with the current through just one resistor.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Total Resistance for Resistors in Parallel
See how this application of Ohm's Law leads to a formula for the total of parallel resistances.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Using Dance to Explore Electricity [Pdf]
After analyzing examples of conductors and insulators, 5th graders will work in small groups to craft a dance that depicts an electrical current and how it is affected by a conductor or insulator. Students will present their dances to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Current
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what electric current and voltage are and why electric current occurs.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Electric Current
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines electric current and relates electric current to different materials (insulators and conductors).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Electric Circuits
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the parts of an electric circuit and identifies electric safety features and how to use electricity safely.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Electric Analogies
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore a different way of thinking about electricity as a way to become familiar with the concept of potential, current, and resistance using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Power Lines
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between electric potential, current, and resistance in the context of high-voltage AC power lines using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Flashlight
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about electric circuits, the flow of current, electrical resistance, and electrical power dissipation by exploring the operation of a flashlight using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The Lightbulb Just Went On!
Fourth graders discover how electricity can be converted to light energy.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measuring Current and Voltage
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students are introduced to the ammeter, which measures electrical current, and to the voltmeter, which measures voltage.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Basic Electrical Quantities: Current, Voltage, Power
Build an intuitive understanding of current and voltage, and power.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Advanced Circuit Analysis
Practice analyzing circuits using Kirchhoff's laws and Ohm's law with series and parallel resistors.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Application of the Fundamental Laws
We solve a circuit by direct application of the fundamental laws: Apply element laws (Ohm's Law and the like) plus Kirchhoff's Laws to solve for the currents and voltages of a circuit.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Kirchhoff's Loop Rule Review
Review the key terms and skills related to Kirchhoff's loop rule, including how to determine the electric potential difference across a component.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Kirchhoff's Junction Rule Review
Review the key terms and skills related to Kirchhoff's junction rule.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Conservation of Charge Review
Review the conservation of charge and how charge is transferred in various scenarios.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Resistors in Series and Parallel Review
Review how to find the equivalent resistance for resistors in parallel and series configurations. Recall the current and voltage properties of series and parallel configurations of resistors.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Current, Resistance, and Resistivity Review
Review the key terms, equations, and skills related to current, resistance, and resistivity, including how to find the current direction and what resistance depends on.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics: Electrical Systems Study Guide
A study guide covering electrical systems.
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: Electric Shocks!!
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. These...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Series and Parallel Circuits
A teacher lesson plan which could be easily converted into an idea for a student project or presentation. Ideal for pre-high school young scholars. This page describes an activity in which the history of electric circuits, the nature of...