Principal Sponsors
Makes grants to address the most serious social and environmental problems facing society, where risk capital, responsibly invested, may make a difference over time.
National Science Foundation
An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science.
King Saud University seeks to become a leader in educational and technological innovation, scientific discovery and creativity through fostering an atmosphere of intellectual inspiration and partnership for the prosperity of society.
The O'Donnell Foundation is devoted to building model programs to enhance the quality of education.
Ohm's Law
| 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. The sizes of the symbols in the equation change to match the circuit diagram. |
Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Ohm's Law
- Circuits
Sample Learning Goals
- As you change the value of the battery voltage, how does this change the current through the circuit and the resistance of the resistor? If the current or resistance remains constant, why do you think?
- As you change the value of the resistance of the resistor, how does this change the current through the circuit and the battery voltage? If the current or voltage remains constant, why do you think?
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic Electricity: short inquiry activities includes ideas for several sims
|
Trish Loeblein | MS UG-Intro HS |
HW Lab CQs |
7/29/12 |
| Ohm's Law - HTML5 sim | Judy Rieke | HS | Lab | 4/2/14 |
| Ohm's Law | Duane Dolejsi | UG-Intro HS |
Lab | 12/29/12 |
| Wire Resistance and Ohm's Law PhET Lab | Chris Bires | HS | Lab | 8/4/10 |
| Batteries, Resistance and Current | Emily Haynes | HS | Lab | 3/31/08 |
| Visualizing Current, Voltage and Resistance | Stephan Graham | HS | Lab | 5/3/07 |
| Resistance and Ohm's Law Investigation | Nancy Spletzer | HS | Lab | 4/22/08 |
| Ohm's Law | Nils de Koff | HS | HW | 11/10/14 |
| Električna struja osmi razred | Vladan Mladenovic | MS K-5 |
Demo HW CQs |
8/9/11 |
| OHM Kanunu | Selman Elmacıoğlu | 12/3/13 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Macromedia Flash 9 or later
|
OS 10.5 or later Macromedia Flash 9 or later
|
Macromedia Flash 9 or later
|
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
|---|---|---|
|