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PPT
Curated OER

Electrical Principals and Wiring Materials

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Train a budding electrician about the principles of electricity and the wiring materials needed to complete the job. Briefly covered are basic electrical concepts such as, volts, watts, circuits, and safety. Also covered are the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hila Research Centre - Electronics 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Basically walk your early electronics techs through the vocabulary relating to an electronic circuit. Give them an LED light, a resistor, a battery, and some clips, then have them construct a simple circuit. Specific electronic equipment...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

V, R, and I in Parallel Circuit

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this V, R, and I in parallel circuits worksheet, students calculate the total current, total voltage, and total resistance. Students match the correct term with the correct definition. Students also label several diagrams of series...
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Handout
Other

Need: Measuring Electricity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details many of the ways in which to measure electricity. Among the topics covered by this page is resistance and voltage as well as electrical energy and Ohm's Law.
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Website
Other

Gibson Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The is Gibson's official web site. They are a major manufacturer of guitars, basses and amps as well as other instruments.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Resistances in Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan is provided here. This page describes two activities in which the effect of multiple resistors on the current and overall resistance of both series and parallel circuits are investigated. Complete activity...
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Article
Other

Thumbnail History of the Banjo

For Students 9th - 10th
Site that focuses on the development of the banjo instrument, but also traces its role in minstrel shows of the 1800s. Offers different viewpoint of this genre.
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Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Kirchhoff's First Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a short definition of Kirchoff's First Law as well as illustrations & animations that show how the law works.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Amperage vs. Voltage What Is the Difference?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains what voltage and amperage are and the effect batteries have on them in an electrical circuit.