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Wire Resistance and Ohm's Law PhET Lab

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Submission Information

Chris Bires   authors
bires1@hotmail.com   contact email
Spring Valley HS   school/organization
1/09 submitted
1/09 updated

Contribution Description

Wire Resistance and Ohm's Law PhET Lab   title
Ohm's Law, Resistance in a Wire   simulations
ohm ohm's resistance wire circuit keywords
One-page (low paper use) minilab with five-point formal assessment at its conclusion.
The lab should take no more than 30 minutes, including calculations and questions.
This lab is easy for the students to perform and easy to grade.
If absent, this lab can be done at home with little instructor input.
This lab is performed early in a current and circuits unit at an urban high school in Las Vegas, Nevada.
One drinking straw per student is also needed during this lab.   description
High School   level
Lab   type
Physics   subject
30 minutes duration
No answers included
standards compliance
  Content Level
Content Standard K-4 5-8 9-12
Science as Inquiry - A
Physical Science - B
Life Science - C
Earth & Space Science - D
Science & Technology - E
Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F
History and Nature of Science - G

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