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Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab
| Build circuits with resistors, light bulbs, batteries, and switches and take measurements with laboratory equipment like the realistic ammeter and voltmeter. |
Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Circuits
- Light Bulbs
- Batteries
- Switches
- Ammeter
- Voltmeter
Sample Learning Goals
- 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.
- Discuss basic electricity relationships in series and parallel circuits.
- Provide reasoning to explain the measurements in circuits.
- Determine the resistance of common objects in the "Grab Bag."
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | shqipe | Mjetet Per Ndertimin e Qarqeve (Vetem DC) te Laboratorit Virtual | Run Now | Download |
| Arabic | العربية | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Basque | Basque | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Kit de Construção de Circuito (DC), Laboratório Virtual | Run Now | Download |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 直流电路虚拟实验室 | Run Now | Download |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Croatian | hrvatski | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Czech | čeština | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Danish | Dansk | Kredsløbssamlesæt (kun jævnstrøm) Virtuelt laboratorium | Run Now | Download |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Estonian | Eesti | Virtuaalne vooluringi labor (DC) | Run Now | Download |
| Finnish | suomi | Piirirakennussarja (vain DC), virtuaalilaboratorio | Run Now | Download |
| French | français | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Georgian | Georgian | წრედის კონსტრუქტორი (მხოლოდ DC), ვირტუალური ლაბორატორია | Run Now | Download |
| German | Deutsch | virtuelles Labor Schaltkreise konstruieren (nur Gleichstrom) | Run Now | Download |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Κατασκευή κυκλωμάτων (μόνο DC), εικονικό εργαστήριο | Run Now | Download |
| Hebrew | עברית | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Hungarian | magyar | Áramkörépítő (csak egyenfeszültségre) | Run Now | Download |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Irish | Gaeilge | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Italian | italiano | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Japanese | 日本語 | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Kannada | Kannada | (DC) ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಮಂಡಲ ಲ್ಯಾಬ್ | Run Now | Download |
| Korean | 한국어 | 회로제작 키트(DC) 가상 실험 | Run Now | Download |
| Latvian | Latviešu | Ķēdes veidošanas komplekts (tikai DC), virtuālā laboratorija | Run Now | Download |
| Macedonian | македонски | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Marathi | Marathi | मंडल जोडणी संच (DC फक्त) आभासी प्रयोगशाळा | Run Now | Download |
| Mongolian | Mongolian | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Norwegian Bokmal | Norwegian Bokmål | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Persian | Persian | (DC) آزمایشگاه مجازی ساخت مدار | Run Now | Download |
| Polish | polski | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Portuguese | português | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Romanian | română | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Russian | русский | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Serbian | Српски | Комплет за једносмерну струју (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Stavebnica elektrických obvodov (jednosmerný prúd) | Run Now | Download |
| Slovenian | Slovenščina | Kontrukcijsko orodje tokokrogov (le enosmerno), Virualni laboratorij | Run Now | Download |
| Spanish | español | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Swedish | svenska | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Thai | ไทย | การทดลองวิทยาศาสตร์เสมือนจริง วงจรไฟฟ้ากระแสตรง | Run Now | Download |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Ukrainian | українська | Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab | Run Now | Download |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Bộ dụng cụ thí nghiệm dòng điện không đổi, Phòng thí nghiệm ảo | Run Now | Download |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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