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CCK - Series & Parallel - Current Flow

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Reeves, Steve

XI and XII

eng

This activity shows the basic differences between serries and parallel curcuits.

Faradays AC-DC and Electromagnetism

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Reeves, Steve

XI and XII

eng

The students will develop an understanding of the difference between AC and DC current, learn how an electromagnet works and learn how AC and DC current affect the magnetic field of an electromagnet

Kinetic Molecular Theory- Introduction (inquiry-based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

This is an inquiry introduction to Kinetic Molecular theory for a physics class, but could be used in chemistry. It replaces and activity that I had posted before States of Matter was published (the old activity used Microwaves) View more

Masses and Springs Homework Determine Unknowns (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

Moving Man (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. There is a pre/post test provided. Learning Goal: Students will be able to accurately interpret and draw position, velocity and acceleration graphs for common situations. Also they will be able to use their own reasoning explain why the graphs look the way. Also, I have included how the lesson maps to the PhET Activity Guidelines View more

Waves on a String (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach.There is a pre/post test provided. Learning Goals: Students will be able to discuss wave properties using common vocabulary and they will be able to predict the behavior of waves through varying medium and at reflective endpoints. I made the pre/post test into a power point for using with clickers and have included a few questions adapted from other sources. View more

Conservation of Energy using Masses and Springs (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. There is a pre/post test provided and clicker questions. Learning Goals: Students will be able to explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy concept using kinetic, elastic potential, and gravitational potential energy. There is a pre/post test included. View more

Circuit 1 Properties of Electric Circuits (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. This lab uses the simulation and lab equipment both.This is the first of a series of three labs. Learning Goals: Students will be able to:Discuss basic electricity relationships & Analyze the differences between real circuits and the simulated ones & Build circuits from schematic drawings & Use a multimeter to take readings in circuits & Provide reasoning to explain the measurements and relationships in circuits... View more

Circuit Activity 2 Series & Parallel Circuits (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. This lab uses the simulation and lab equipment both. This is the second of a series of three labs. Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Discuss basic electricity relationships in series and parallel circuits & Analyze the differences between real circuits and the simulated ones & Build circuits from schematic drawings & Use a multimeter to take readings in circuits & Provide reasoning to explain the measure... View more

Circuit 1 Properties of electric Circuits using only CCK(Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. This is the first of a series of three labs. Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Discuss basic electricity relationships & Build circuits from schematic drawings & Use an ammeter and voltmeter to take readings in circuits & Provide reasoning to explain the measurements and relationships in circuits. View more

Circuit activity 2 Series and Parallel Circuits using only CCK (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. This is the second of a series of three labs. Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Discuss basic electricity relationships in series and parallel circuits & Build circuits from schematic drawings & Use voltmeters and ammeters to take readings in circuits & Provide reasoning to explain the measurements in circuits. View more

Circuit activity 3 Combination Circuits using CCK only (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. This is the third in a series of three labs. Learning Goals: Students will be able to:Build combination circuits from schematic drawings & Provide reasoning to explain the measurements in circuits. View more

Magnets-Introduction (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. Learning Goals: Students will be able to 1.Predict the direction of the magnet field for different locations around a bar magnet and electromagnet. 2.Compare and contrast bar magnets and electromagnets 3.Identify the characteristics of electromagnets that are variable and what effects each variable has on the magnetic field strength and direction. 4.Relate magnetic field strength to distance quantitatively and q... View more

Induction (high school version) (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII

eng

This uses both Faraday Lab and Faraday Law simulations. The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Identify equipment and conditions that produce induction & Compare and contrast how both a light bulb and voltmeter can be used to show characteristics of the induced current & Predict how the current will change when the conditions are varied. There is also a college version that can be used as a homework. View more

Forces and Motion activity 1: Predicting speed and directions changes (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

This lab assumes that the students have done my Moving Man activity. The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. There is a Check Your Understanding page to do before the activity and there are clicker questions provided for after the activity. There is also a practice for Objective Test Taking Learning Goals: Students will be able to predict, qualitatively, how an external force will affect the speed and direction of an object's motion and explain why wi... View more

Force and Motion activity 2: Relating graphs and free body diagrams using Moving Man and Forces 1D (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

This activity requires that the students have done Predicting Speed and Direction activity that I wrote. The students will use the simulations to learn the goals through an inquiry approach.There are clicker questions provided and the objective test questions from which the clicker questions were dervied. Learning Goals: Students will be able to:Use free body diagrams to draw position, velocity, acceleration and force graphs and vice versa & Explain how the graphs relate to one another & Given a... View more

Gases Understanding physical properties of gases (Inquiry Based)

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Loeblein, Trish

XI and XII | UG and PG

eng

The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. This is a revised version of 3 activities I used to use. My students used States of Matter in Physics and also my Balloons and Bouyancy activity. There are clicker questions. Learning Goals:Students will be able to:Describe a molecular model of gas pressure.Describe what happens to the measurable quantities if changes to the gas system are made. Changes can be adding/removing molecules or heat, increasing/decrea... View more

Moving Man - Distance vs. Time Graphs

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Reeves, Steve

XI and XII

eng

This is an activity designed as an introductory exercise to Distance vs. Time graphs and only basic graphing skills are needed to complete the activity. The students will: Develop a general knowledge of Distance vs. Time graphs. What a graph of a person standing still would look like What graphs of a person moving either towards or away from an observer would look like. How differences in speed appear on the graph. View more

Moving Man - Velocity vs. Time Graphs

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Reeves, Steve

XI and XII

eng

This is an activity designed as an introductory exercise to Velocity vs. Time graphs and only basic graphing skills are needed to complete the activity. The students will: Develop a general knowledge of Velocity vs. Time graphs and Distance vs. Time graphs What graphs of a person standing still would look like What graphs of a person moving away from an observer at a constant speed would look like. What graphs of a person moving towards an observer at a constant speed would look like. How differ... View more

Faradays Electromagnetic Lab: Generating Electricity

Source: PhET Interactive Simulations

Author: Reeves, Steve

XI and XII

eng

This assignment is intended as an assignment the students will complete outside of class either at home or in a library The students will: Develop an understanding of how electricity can be generated using a magnetic field Develop an understanding of how varying conditions influence the amount of electricity generated. These conditions include: o The number of coils o The area of the coils o The speed of the magnet o The polarity of the magnet o The strength of the magnetic field View more

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