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Circuits and Symbols

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this circuits worksheet, students read about the symbols used in drawing circuit diagrams and then complete 16 matching, 2 multiple choice, and 4 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
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V, R, and I in Parallel Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this parallel circuits worksheet, students learn parallel circuits basics and determine how to calculate total resistance and total current. This worksheet has 6 matching and 15 problems to solve.
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Energy Conversion in Electricity – Resistors and Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore electrical energy. In this electricity lesson plan, students design and build a large circuit in order to determine whether circuit size correlates with the light of a bulb.
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Electricity

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electricity worksheet, students review electric charges and what types of materials can conduct electricity. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank, 5 true or false, 3 multiple choice, and 5 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
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V, R, and I in Series Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
In this circuits worksheet, students learn how to determine total voltage, total resistance, and total current. Students also explore short circuits. This worksheet has 9 problems to solve.
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Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study simple circuits. After a demonstration of parallel and serial circuit designs, students work in teams to predict the difference between two circuit designs. They build examples of two different circuits and test...
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Electricity Layered Curriculum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe how electric charges exert forces on each other as well as compare the strengths of electric and gravitational forces. They distinguish between conductors and insulators. In addition, students examine voltage and...
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Organizer
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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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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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Using Electricity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this electricity worksheet, students study the circuit diagram color the light bulb yellow and tick the box if they think there is electricity for that example. Students cross out the boxes with no electricity current.
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Worksheet
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Capacitive Reactance

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students solve and write short answers to 15 questions about capacitors. They interpret schematic diagrams and calculate values using Ohm's law.
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Interactive
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Design Project: DC Motor

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this DC motor instructional activity, the learner answers 3 open-ended questions pertaining to the design of a DC motor. The instructional activity is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Worksheet
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Numeration Systems

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students complete 19 questions on binary numeration system. They explain how this system is used to operate computers.
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Assessment
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Fall 2004 Midterm Exam #1, Parts A & B

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
First year physics learners show what they know about electric potential, circuits, power, current, and voltage on this midterm exam. It consists of a multiple choice section, some true or false questions, and two multi-step problems to...
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Lesson Plan
Carnegie Mellon University

Battery Workshop

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Introduce your class to the workings and parts of a battery-operated circuit. Pairs of pupils use lemons to make batteries and measure voltage and current with a multimeter. An accompanying worksheet is used for recording values and...
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Teach Engineering

Changing Fields

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Eddy currents, Faraday's Law and Lenz's Law provide the connection between train brakes and and MRI machines in a lesson that asks teachers to provided the material needed so the pupils can understand the properties of changing magnetic...
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Organizer
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What Are Static and Current Electricity?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this electricity worksheet, students will complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the characteristics of series and parallel circuits.
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Lesson Plan
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Electrical Symbols - Making Circuits from Circuit Diagrams

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students draw different electrical circuit symbols. In this electricity lesson, students construct simple circuits based on circuit diagrams. They share their findings to class.
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Electricity - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders should explain some basic properties of electricity and know how electricity is produced. They should also explain the electrical components that make up electric circuits.
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Galvanometers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct their own galvanometer. In this physics lesson plan, students explain how it is used to detect electric current. They conduct an experiment to measure how much electricity flows through the circuit.
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Ohm's Laws

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the relationship of resistance, voltage and current in series and parallel circuits. Then they discover Ohm's Law by constructing series circuits with one resistor and putting the resultant resistance, current and...
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Trash For Teaching

The Light-House Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Groups work together to design a lighthouse, from designing and drawing the wiring diagram, to creating prototypes of the switch and circuit, to envisioning and building a scale model along with a blueprint. By including different...
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Physical Science: Magnetism and Electricity

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use a variety of objects to test for ability to "stick" to a magnet. They perform an experiment to see that electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic effects. They discover magnets attract and repel...
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Resistor and Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore electrical resistance through various experiments. For this physics lesson, students calculate resistance using a mathematical formula. They explain how colors identify the resistance value of a resistor.