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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Current Electricity Lights On

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
An exploratory lesson plan that provides the learners with a chance to discover the possible connections in an electrical circuit in a controlled setting.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Electric Circuits: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to calculate voltage, current, and resistance in simple electric circuits. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Electric Circuits."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Electric Circuits: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to calculate voltage, current, and resistance in simple electric circuits. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Electric Circuits."
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Comparing Current Intensities of Series, Parallel, and Complex Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will investigate the differences of current in series, parallel, and complex circuits through the construction of a small house containing the different types of circuits.
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Article
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Journey of a Typical Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
In the wires of electric circuits, an electron is the actual charge carrier. In this article, an electron's path through the external circuit is introduced.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Electricity

For Students 4th - 8th
Explore current electricity and different types of electric circuits.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Circuit Construction Kit (Ac+dc), Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
With this interactive students will build circuits with capacitors, inductors, resistors and AC or DC voltage sources, and inspect them using lab instruments such as voltmeters and ammeters. Students will observe and discuss electricity...
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Circuit Construction Kit (Dc Only), Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Build circuits with resistors, light bulbs, batteries, and switches and take measurements with laboratory equipment like the realistic ammeter and voltmeter.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Flowing Electrons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this fifth grade activity, students explore electric circuits by acting out different types, then construct circuits themselves.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Circuit Construction Kit (Dc Only)

For Students 9th - 10th
An electronics kit in your computer! Build circuits with resistors, light bulbs, batteries, and switches. Take measurements with the realistic ammeter and voltmeter. View the circuit as a schematic diagram, or switch to a life-like view....
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Electricity & Energy Circuits

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about electric circuits. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electric Potential Difference

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial is devoted to an understanding of electric potential difference and its application to the movement of charge in electric circuits. Take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Requirements of a Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
What four arrangements would result in the successful lighting of a lightbulb? And more importantly, what does each of the four arrangements have in common that would lead to an understanding of the two requirements of an electric...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics Ii: Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level physics course highlighting electricity and magnetism. This course is divided into several modules including electric fields, magnetic fields, electromagnetic forces, conductors and dielectrics, electromagnetic waves, and...
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Neural Network Signals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Nervous system messages are sent as electrical signals along the length of axons and dissolved salts are important for electrical signaling in cells. In this lesson plan learners are introduced to this concept by creating an electrical...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Heat and Light From Electricity

For Students 6th - 8th
Understand the energy transformations that happens when you light a bulb with a battery. Activity requires students to build a simple circuit and take temperature and time measurements. Lab includes procedure with questions that can be...
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Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Rc Circuit Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electrical circuit simulation modeling the behavior of a voltage source attached in a series to a resistor and capacitor.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Magnets and Electricity: Creating Magnetism With Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will work in small groups to design at least one complete circuit using multiple materials. They will record their observations of how they created an electrical circuit using diagrams and notes in their journals. Using a...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Series and Parallel Circuits

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What series and parallel circuits are and how they differ.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Signal Circuit

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn how electricity flows through a circuit by watching how the electrons move.
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Handout
Other

Southwest Tech: Combination Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a combination circuit is and how to calculate the resistance and amperage values in this type of circuit.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Combined Series Parallel Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents methods for solving electrical circuit problems where there is a combination of series and parallel circuit features.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Introduction to Electric Power Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical engineering course highlighting electric power systems. Course introduces electric power and the conversion of electrical to mechanical energy. Course features include readings, assignments, and quizzes.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Chart of Electrical Symbols With Their Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful list of electrical symbols that are used in schematic diagrams. Each symbol is accompanied by its name and a caption stating its function.

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