Description
- Overview:
- Build circuits with resistors, light bulbs, batteries, and switches and take measurements with laboratory equipment like the realistic ammeter and voltmeter.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Level:
- High School
- Material Type:
- Simulation
- Author:
- Carl Wieman, Kathy Perkins, Michael Dubson, Sam Reid, Wendy Adams
- Provider:
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Provider Set:
- PhET Interactive Simulations
- Date Added:
- 07/01/2004
- License:
-
Creative Commons Attribution
- Language:
- English, Albanian, Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish (Irish Gaelic), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian Lettish, Macedonian, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Technical requirements:
- JAVA, Java
- Media Format:
- Interactive, Text/HTML
Excellent interactive site that allows you to click-and-drag various parts to build a closed circuit. If done correctly, the light bulb will turn on. The greater the energy, the brighter the bulb will shine. Circuit options include wires, light bulbs, batteries, switches and resistors. The Grab Bag includes these seven items that can also be added to the circuit: dollar bill, paper clip, penny, eraser, pencil lead, hand, dog. Students could also use the ammeter or voltmeter to measure the current/voltage in their circuit, save their circuit, and then create a new circuit and compare and contrast the two.
HCPS III SC.4.6.2