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Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC), Virtual Lab
| Build circuits with capacitors, inductors, resistors and AC or DC voltage sources, and inspect them using lab instruments such as voltmeters and ammeters. |
Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Circuits
- Light Bulbs
- Batteries
- Switches
- Ammeter
- Voltmeter
- Capacitor
- Inductor
- AC Voltage
Sample Learning Goals
- Discuss basic electricity relationships.
- Build circuits from schematic drawings.
- Use an ammeter and voltmeter to take readings in circuits.
- Provide reasoning to explain the measurements and relationships in circuits.
- Discuss basic electricity relationships in series and parallel circuits.
- Provide reasoning to explain the measurements in circuits.
- Determine the resistance of common objects in the "Grab Bag."
- Discuss how a capacitor in a circuit charges up and then discharges.
- Discuss the behavior of an inductor in a circuit.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Using PhET in Electricity Unit
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
CQs Lab Demo |
7/19/13 |
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Circuit design challenge
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Philip Kukulski | HS | Lab Other |
6/29/10 |
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Circuit inquiry for Middle school
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Jefferson County Middle School Workshop | MS | Lab | 6/29/10 |
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Series and Parallel circuits basics
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Kristi Goodwin | MS | Lab | 6/29/10 |
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Circuit Construction Kit- series of three activitites (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
HW Lab CQs |
7/7/13 |
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Circuit 1 Properties of Electric Circuits (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
CQs Lab |
7/9/13 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
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Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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