Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems

Detail Page «

Detail Page

written by the University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, Kenneth Heller, and Patricia Heller

This page provides a set of 6 context-rich physics problems relating to electric circuits, appropriate for high school introductory physics. The problems will give students practice in applying Ohm's Law and evaluating realistic electronics design diagrams. Context-rich problems are carefully constructed to promote problem-solving skills through the context of real-life scenarios. Students work cooperatively to: 1) visualize the problem, 2) decide together upon a strategy, 3) apply physics concepts to solve the problem, and 4) evaluate/test the solution. Problems are formulated so that they cannot be solved in a few steps by copying a pattern.

SEE RELATED ITEMS ON THIS PAGE for more information about how to implement context-rich problem solving in the introductory physics classroom.

This resource is based on the research results of the Minnesota Physics Education Research group. See Related items on this page for a link to the full collection.

https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Practices - Active Learning = Cooperative Learning = Problem Solving Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits = Circuit Analysis = Currents = Ohm's Law	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Collection - Instructional Material = Activity = Problem/Problem Set

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity - Assessment - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Educator
Learner
Professional/Practitioner
Format:: text/html
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2003 University of Minnesota
Keywords:: DC circuits, Ohm's Law, context-rich problems, current, electricity, group problem solving, power, problem solving, real-world problems, resistance, voltage
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created July 24, 2008 by Christopher Bares
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: May 11, 2007
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

Post a new comment on this item

ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!

Record Link

<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=7720">University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, K. Heller, and P. Heller. Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems. May 11, 2007.</a>

AIP Format

University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, K. Heller, and P. Heller, (2003), WWW Document, (https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/crc.html).

AJP/PRST-PER

University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, K. Heller, and P. Heller, Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems (2003), <https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/crc.html>.

APA Format

University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, Heller, K., & Heller, P. (2007, May 11). Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems. Retrieved April 19, 2025, from https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/crc.html

Chicago Format

University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, K. Heller, and P. Heller. Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems. May 11, 2007. https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/crc.html (accessed 19 April 2025).

MLA Format

University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, Kenneth Heller, and Patricia Heller. Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems. 2003. 11 May 2007. 19 Apr. 2025 <https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/crc.html>.

BibTeX Export Format

@misc{ Author = "University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group and Kenneth Heller and Patricia Heller", Title = {Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {19 April 2025}, Month = {May 11, 2007}, Year = {2003} }

Refer Export Format

%Q University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group %A Kenneth Heller %A Patricia Heller %T Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems %D May 11, 2007 %U https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/crc.html %O text/html

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group, %A Heller, Kenneth %A Heller, Patricia %D May 11, 2007 %T Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems %V 2025 %N 19 April 2025 %8 May 11, 2007 %9 text/html %U https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/on-lineArchive/crc.html

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.

Citation Source Information

The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.

The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.

The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.

The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.

This resource is stored in a shared folder.

You must login to access shared folders.

Context Rich Problems Online Archives: Circuits Problems:

Is Supplemented By Context Rich Problems: Teaching Introductory Physics Through Problem Solving

This is a Power Point presentation appropriate for new and crossover teachers on the Context-Rich instructional method. It explains the rationale behind the method and provides examples/explanations on how to implement it effectively.

relation by Caroline Hall

See details...

Know of another related resource? Login to relate this resource to it.