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AC / DC: What's the Difference?

AC / DC: What's the Difference?

This animated essay from the American Experience Web site explains the difference between alternating and direct electric current and offers in-depth explanations about the role played by a battery, light bulb, wire, and generator.

6-12

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Bandwidth and Data Conversion

Bandwidth and Data Conversion

This interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center describes the factors that affect the speed of data transfer in computer networking systems and some of the techniques used to increase the data capacity of these systems. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Electric Charges Interact

Electric Charges Interact

Experiment with electric charges to find out how they interact in this interactive activity adapted from NASA. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Generating Electrical Voltage

Generating Electrical Voltage

This interactive resource adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center illustrates how electrical voltage is generated through a process called magnetic induction and describes some of the factors that affect the magnitude of the voltage produced. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Generation of Alternating Current

Generation of Alternating Current

This interactive resource adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center illustrates the parts of an electrical generator and shows how they function to produce alternating current. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Infrared Gallery

Infrared Gallery

How would your world look if you saw heat instead of light? In this interactive resource produced for Teachers' Domain, see what familiar objects look like through an infrared camera and watch infrared videos of geysers, mudpots, and hot springs. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Inside a Solar Cell

Inside a Solar Cell

This interactive activity adapted from NOVA Online features animations that illustrate the components of a typical photovoltaic cell and how it converts solar energy into electricity. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Inverse Square Law

Inverse Square Law

This animation from KET's distance learning physics course demonstrates the mathematical formula for a scientific law as it applies to light. OER Level

6-12

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Ohm's Law

Ohm's Law

In this interactive simulation of Ohm’s law, adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project, adjust the voltage and resistance in a circuit, and observe how this affects the flow of current. OER Level

3-12

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Radio Waves & Electromagnetic Fields

Radio Waves & Electromagnetic Fields

In this interactive simulation adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project, explore how a radio transmitter broadcasts electromagnetic radiation. OER Level

6-12

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Tour the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Tour the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Take NOVA's interactive tour of the electromagnetic spectrum and find out why your eyes are like antennae for a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.

6-12

Interactive

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