Signal Circuit
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About
Topics
- Signal Circuits
- Circuits
- Switches
Description
Why do the lights turn on in a room as soon as you flip a switch? Flip the switch and watch the electrons. Does the light turn on immediately? Explain using your observations of the model.
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain what happens when you turn on the switch.
- Determine whether the blue spheres are positive or negative charges. How can you tell?
For Teachers
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Authors | Level | Type |
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| Basic Electricity: short inquiry activities includes ideas for several sims |
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Trish Loeblein | MS UG-Intro HS |
CQs HW Lab |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
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| Electric Switches (Signal) | Roberto Marrero | HS | Lab |
Translations
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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