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Cirque du Circuit: A Unit on Electric Circuits for High School Physics 
  
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T. Loeblein and J. Toebbe; Editor: A. Grizinski
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This is a 10-day multimedia unit for grades 9-12 that explores the fundamentals of electric circuits in a web-based, interactive format. Students explore digital circuit simulators,…
https://www.compadre.org/precollege/filingcabinet/share.cfm?UID=19592&FI...
All About Circuits: Worksheets 
  
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T. Kuphaldt
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This page contains links to more than 50 worksheets on basic electricity and DC circuits, plus many more on topics relating to AC circuits and digital electronics. Students may…
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/worksheets/
PBS: Tesla - Master of Lightning 
  
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Publisher: New Voyage Communications, Inc.
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This web site explores the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla, an important contributor to the field of electromagnetism. Although the significance of his work is often minimized,…
http://www.pbs.org/tesla/index.html
PBS: Tesla Teaching Resources - Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy 
  
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J. Hardesty and J. Hardesty; Publisher: New Voyage Communications, Inc.
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This is a standards-based lab for grades 6-9 on energy transformation. Students will be building a very simple AC generator using a compass, a strong magnet, and insulated copper…
http://www.pbs.org/tesla/tt/tt02.html
PBS: Tesla Teaching Resources - Converting Electrical Energy into Mechanical Energy 
  
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J. Hardesty and J. Hardesty; Publisher: New Voyage Communications, Inc.
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This is a standards-based lab for grades 9-12 that explores how energy is converted in a simple electromagnet, using materials that are readily available at hardware stores. The…
https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pbs_org14_tesla_sci_3/tesla-f...
Physlet Physics - Circuits 
  
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W. Christian and M. Belloni
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The Physlet Physics Section 6: Circuits provides a technology-enhanced introduction to topics in circuits from an introductory physics course. Interactive javascript simulations are…
https://www.compadre.org/Physlets/circuits/
PhET: Physics Education Technology 
  
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The PhET Project
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This web site provides technology-based resources and information for physics education. Simulations on a wide range of topics are available, including Newton's Laws, electricity,…
https://phet.colorado.edu/
Socratic Electronics 
  
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T. Kuphaldt
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This web site provides educational resources for learning and teaching electronics that promote student discussion and individual research. The web site contains essays that describe…
http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/
Molecular Expressions: Electricity and Magnetism - Generators and Motors 
  
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M. Davidson; Publisher: Florida State University
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This item is a beginning tutorial on generators and motors, appropriate for introductory high school physics. Fully illustrated, it explains how current flows through a conductor and…
https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/generators/index.htm...
PhET Simulation: Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC) 
  
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This interactive java application gives students a virtual circuit simulator for building ac and dc circuits. Wires, batteries, resistors, light bulbs, capacitors, inductors, and…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-ac