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This is an animated tutorial for middle school and high school that explores the difference between AC and DC current. It will help students with the following concepts: 1) What is current? 2) How is current produced? 3) How is current conducted in a wire and a battery? 4) What is alternating current and why was it a groundbreaking discovery? 5) How does an AC generator work?
Teachers' Domain is an NSF-funded pathway of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). It is a growing collection of more than 1,000 free educational resources compiled by researchers and experienced teachers to promote the use of digital resources in the classroom.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=10094">National Science Foundation. Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference?. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, March 31, 2010.</a>
AIP Format
(WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), WWW Document, (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.acdc/ac-dc-whats-the-difference/).
AJP/PRST-PER
Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference? (WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), <http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.acdc/ac-dc-whats-the-difference/>.
APA Format
Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference?. (2010, March 31). Retrieved June 9, 2026, from WGBH Educational Foundation: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.acdc/ac-dc-whats-the-difference/
Chicago Format
National Science Foundation. Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference?. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, March 31, 2010. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.acdc/ac-dc-whats-the-difference/ (accessed 9 June 2026).
MLA Format
Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference?. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2004. 31 Mar. 2010. National Science Foundation. 9 June 2026 <http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.acdc/ac-dc-whats-the-difference/>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{
Title = {Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference?},
Publisher = {WGBH Educational Foundation},
Volume = {2026},
Number = {9 June 2026},
Month = {March 31, 2010},
Year = {2004}
}
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%T Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference? %D March 31, 2010 %I WGBH Educational Foundation %C Boston %U http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.acdc/ac-dc-whats-the-difference/ %O text/html
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%0 Electronic Source %D March 31, 2010 %T Teachers' Domain: AC / DC: What's The Difference? %I WGBH Educational Foundation %V 2026 %N 9 June 2026 %8 March 31, 2010 %9 text/html %U http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.acdc/ac-dc-whats-the-difference/ Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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