Phyzlab: Open and Short Case - An Investigation of Faulty Circuits

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This item is a one-day high school lab investigation of factors causing short circuits in both series and parallel circuits. Detailed lab instructions are accompanied by diagrams and prediction charts to gauge preconceived notions against the observed outcomes. The lab materials are readily accessible and inexpensive to obtain. This page is part of a larger online educators guide on the topic of Circuits.

http://marge.ragesw.com/~phyzorg/phyz/BOP/1-08CRCT/L-Open_and_Shor...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits - General	- High School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Instructor Guide/Manual = Laboratory = Lesson/Lesson Plan

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Keywords:: circuit labs, electric circuits, electricity, short circuits
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Last Update when Cataloged:: January 1, 2004

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Author: Peter Luo
Posted: June 6, 2008 at 3:38PM

that's a good introductory experiment!

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Electricity and Electrical Energy
Unit Title: Moving Charges and Electric Circuits

This one-day lab is a great way for students to investigate factors causing short circuits. Reproducible prediction charts help students learn by gauging their preconceived ideas against observed outcomes in the lab. Materials are readily accessible and inexpensive to obtain.

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D. Baird, Phyzlab: Open and Short Case - An Investigation of Faulty Circuits (2002), WWW Document, (http://marge.ragesw.com/~phyzorg/phyz/BOP/1-08CRCT/L-Open_and_Short_Case.pdf).

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D. Baird, Phyzlab: Open and Short Case - An Investigation of Faulty Circuits (2002), <http://marge.ragesw.com/~phyzorg/phyz/BOP/1-08CRCT/L-Open_and_Short_Case.pdf>.

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Baird, D. (2004, January 1). Phyzlab: Open and Short Case - An Investigation of Faulty Circuits. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from http://marge.ragesw.com/~phyzorg/phyz/BOP/1-08CRCT/L-Open_and_Short_Case.pdf

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Baird, Dean. Phyzlab: Open and Short Case - An Investigation of Faulty Circuits. January 1, 2004. http://marge.ragesw.com/~phyzorg/phyz/BOP/1-08CRCT/L-Open_and_Short_Case.pdf (accessed 21 May 2013).

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