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Signal Circuit
Why do the lights turn on in a room as soon as you flip a switch? Flip the switch and watch the electrons. Does the light turn on immediately? Explain using your observations of the model.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Signal Circuits
- Circuits
- Switches
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain what happens when you turn on the switch.
- Determine whether the blue spheres are positive or negative charges. How can you tell?
Teaching Ideas
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Basic Electricity: short inquiry activities includes ideas for several sims
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro MS HS |
CQs Lab HW |
7/29/12 |
| Electric Switches (Signal) | Roberto Marrero | HS | Lab | 1/18/10 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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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
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