Ohm's Law
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Topics
- Ohm's Law
- Circuits
- Current
- Resistance
- Voltage
Description
See how the equation form of Ohm's law relates to a simple circuit. Adjust the voltage and resistance, and see the current change according to Ohm's law.
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict how current will change when resistance of the circuit is fixed and voltage is varied.
- Predict how current will change when voltage of the circuit is fixed and resistance is varied.
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro MS HS |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | HS MS |
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Ohm's Law and Resistance Virtual Lab | Patrice Edwards | UG-Adv UG-Intro HS Grad |
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LEI DE OHM | W. Q. NEVES-IFCE | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
Ohm's Law Graphing Lab | Kristin Michalski | MS HS |
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Ohm's Law | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Sanjana Acharya | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
De wet van Ohm | Roland Van Kerschaver | K-5 MS |
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Ohm's Law Relationships | Alexandra Chukhareva | HS MS |
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Magnets, Electromagnets and Ohm's Law Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Guided Lab |
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Student Guide for PhET - Ohm's Law in html5 | Brian Libby | HS MS |
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Up and Down | Dinamar Tolin, Decerie Austria and Maria Grace Tabulong | MS HS |
HW Guided |
Physics | ||
De Resistencia y Ley de Ohm |
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Trish Loeblein (traducción Diana López) | MS HS |
Remote Guided HW Lab |
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SECUNDARIA: Alineación PhET con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | HS MS |
Other | Chemistry Biology Mathematics Physics |
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PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) |
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Diana López | UG-Intro HS |
Other | Physics Mathematics Chemistry |
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Diana López | UG-Intro K-5 MS HS UG-Adv Grad |
HW Discuss |
Physics Chemistry Mathematics Astronomy |
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Pràctica llei d'Ohm | Nil Toro | HS | Discuss HW Guided |
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Ohm's Law | SK Gupta, Chaithra Navada, Sanjana Acharya, Vaibhav Gupta | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
LKS | Suci Nujul Hayati | K-5 | Lab | Physics | ||
Lei de Ohm | Filipa Batalha | HS | HW Lab |
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Atividades sobre Eletricidade nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS Other UG-Intro |
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Circuitos Elétricos (Básico) no "Circuit Construction Kit: DC (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS Other |
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1ª Lei de Ohm no "Ohm's Law (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS Other |
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Lei de Ohm | Michele Maria Paulino Carneiro Moreira e Mairton Cavalcante Romeu | MS HS |
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Atividade Lei de Ohm | Davison Lucas Mendes Viana | HS MS |
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Atividade Ensino Lei de Ohm | EDILAINE SANTIAGO | HS | Lab Guided |
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Simulações no Ensino - Lei de Ohm | Jessyka Lage Melo | HS | Guided | Physics | ||
UNIDAD3 S14 L4 Ley de Ohm | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | Lab HW Guided |
Mathematics Physics |
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Laboratorio Virtual basado en el Aprendizaje Activo de la Física para abordar la Ley de Ohm y la Resistencia en un elemento conductor | Diego Fernando Becerra Rodríguez | UG-Adv UG-Intro |
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Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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