Role of the Laboratory: Ohm's Law

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written by Jim Nelson and Jane Nelson

In this activity from the PTRA manual "Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics", students set up their first circuit using meters and specially made resistors in heat sink boxes (not required), which do not require alligator clips and don't burn hands.

Book Title: The Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics

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Published: January 1, 1995

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Laboratory

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Intended User:: Learner
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Access Rights:: Limited free access; The described excerpt is available for free download. There is a cost for the full PTRA manual.
Restriction:: © 1995 American Association of Physics Teachers
Keywords:: building electric circuits, electricity, measuring voltage and current in a circuit
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 18, 2006 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:: May 21, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 1, 1995
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Electricity and Electrical Energy
Unit Title: Resistance and Ohm's Law

In this activity from the PTRA manual "Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics", students set up their first circuit using meters and specially made resistors in heat sink boxes, which do not require alligator clips and don't burn hands.

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