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Curated OER

Charge and Current

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how all matter is made up of atoms and how they have different charges. In this current instructional activity students complete several word problems and see how the rate of flow of electric charges works.
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Teach Engineering

Building a Piezoelectric Generator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In pairs, learners build a piezoelectric generator from readily available electric components in the second and final installment of the two-part series. Tapping the piezoelectric element produces enough electricity to light an LED....
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

AC Transformer

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
High voltage power lines deliver electricity to homes, but each home requires low voltage. How does the energy get converted so it can be used safely? Pupils explore alternating current and transformers through a simulation. They control...
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Bonneville

Activities and Assessment of Vocabulary and Units

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
It's pass or fail, and one must pass to move on to the next lesson—no pressure. The second of seven installments in the Off the Grid unit has pupils demonstrate their knowledge of vocabulary as well as the process of using a multimeter....
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Flashlight

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
In a simple circuit, does electricity start instantly? A simulation encourages thinking about the flow of electrons at a microscopic level. Pupils control the voltage, resistance, and switch in order to observe the change in both ideal...
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Interactive
Magic of Physics

Solar Panel

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Solar panels are everywhere! How do they work? Energize the class with an interactive that explains the magic of solar energy. The simple click-through demonstration shows how photons are captured and converted to a usable source of...
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

Know Your Potential

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Never underestimate potential—electric or your own. Scholars apply a color scheme based on the changes in electric potential as part of a series on electric circuits. They consider splitting wires, light bulb placement, and voltage as...
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Bonneville

Biolite - Fire to Phone Charging

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Provide the spark to foster a love of science. Instructors perform a demonstration that uses a camping stove to generate electricity to charge a phone. Pupils use data from the experiment to the calculate the efficiency of the stove....
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DiscoverE

Circuits Activity Packet Grades: 6-12

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Generate a buzz about circuits. Scholars conduct four activities to learn about electric circuits. They create dance pads that buzz and flash when stepped on, build hidden alarms, design creatures with eyes that flash, and take part in...
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Museum of Science

Wind Turbine

For Teachers K - 6th
Let the energy blow. Using mostly easily found material such as PVC pipe and fans, pupils build wind turbines. Scholars connect a multimeter to an electric motor to determine the amount of energy generated by their designs. Learners then...
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Assessment
Science Matters

Electricity and Magnetism Formative Assessment #1

For Students 4th
A formative assessment is a great tool for planning further instruction. The fifth lesson of a 14-part series exploring magnetism and electricity provides questions to gauge current understanding of magnetic fields, compasses, and...
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Bonneville

Copper Oxide Solar Cell Construction and Testing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Who knew some pieces of copper and some saltwater would be enough to generate electricity? The fifth of 14 lessons in the Cost Effective Solar Cells unit challenges scholars to create a solar cell. They take two copper sheets, use a hot...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Electrical Energy

For Students 6th - 12th
In this electrical energy worksheet, students will review currents and electrical circuits, including how electrical energy is measured. This worksheet has 6 words scrambles, 6 fill in the blank, 5 multiple choice, and 4 short answer...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Electricity and Magnetism

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electricity and magnetism worksheet, learners will answer 17 questions about how electrons flow, how electric motors work, and the function of a transformer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar Kit Lesson #11 Power Maximum: An Electrical Determination

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify and implement methods to standardize testing stations that measure solar panel output power. After collecting electrical ouptut data from several solar panels, they plot the current-voltage and power curves. Students...
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Electricity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experiment with a series of circuits. In this chemistry instructional activity, students discuss voltage, resistance and current as they flow through an electrical circuit. They work in pairs to solve the questions.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Electrical Circuits

For Students 4th - 5th
In this electrical circuits worksheet, students read a text and examine a diagram to learn the parts of a simple electric circuit. Students then answer 6 questions about electrical circuits. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Curated OER

Energy Conversion in Electricity – Resistors and Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars explore electrical energy. In this electricity lesson, 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/Magnetism

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore magnets as fundamental parts of generators and how they are used to produce current electricity. They distinguish between the north and south pole of magnets and the difference between repel and attract. Students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Electric Eels

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electric eels worksheet, learners read about the special muscle cells called electroplaques found in electric eels. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Electricity

For Teachers 1st
First graders become aware of the presence of static electricity. They create static electricity using friction.
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Electric Field Mapping in 3D

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create a 3D vector field map of an electric field. In this physics instructional activity, students measure the voltage inside an aquarium with water. They present their findings and map to class..
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Leyden Jar: Static Electricity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils experiment with a Leyden Jar, a device that stores electrical charges. A large voltage can be built up in this jar by adding more and more charge. The modern name for this device is a capacitor.
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Lesson Plan
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Static Electricity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of static electricity. They conduct an experiment with balloons and make observations of how it works. The data is collected and written down and they define positive,...

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