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This is a short biography of Alessandro Volta, the 18th-century Italian scientist who proposed the theory that electrical current is generated by contact between different metals.…
  
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In this interactive tutorial, users play with a simulated version of the historic "voltaic pile", commonly considered to be the world's first battery. Constructed by 18th-century…
  
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This web site on chemistry education provides a collection of demonstrations and hands-on activities on a wide range of topics to fit audiences from preschool to teacher in-service…
  
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This is a set of five lab guides for constructing various types of batteries: 1) voltaic pile, 2) electrochemical cell, 3) lemon cell, 4) storage cell, and 5) a zinc-carbon dry cell…
  
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This resource is a four-part chapter on fundamentals of current electricity, from The Physics Classroom collection of interactive tutorials for introductory physics students. Topics…
  
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This is an interactive tutorial for high school physics on electric potential in circuits and electric potential difference. It will help students understand how electric potential…
  
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This item is Problem-Based Learning (PBL) activity for high school physics that asks learners to construct a flashlight using only broken and salvaged parts. In the opening scenario,…
  
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This interactive tutorial simulates the simple, yet groundbreaking, 1820 experiment that paved the way for understanding the relationship between electricity and magnetism. It is a…
  
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This lesson plan for Grades 8-12 promotes understanding of Ohm's Law. It combines hands-on circuit construction with data capture and best-fit data plotting tasks. It was…
  
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This module for Grades 5-9 asks students to apply knowledge of electric circuits in designing a system where one switch can turn on multiple lights. It provides a hands-on…
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