Ohm's Law
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About
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.
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Basic Electricity: short inquiry activities includes ideas for several sims |
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Trish Loeblein | MS HS UG-Intro |
Lab CQs HW |
| 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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| Up and Down | Dinamar Tolin, Decerie Austria and Maria Grace Tabulong | MS HS |
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| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other |
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Translations
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Закон Ома | ||
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部分电路欧姆定律 | ||
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| Danish | All Dansk |
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Ohms lov | ||
| Dutch | All Nederlands |
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Wet van Ohm | ||
| Finnish | All suomi |
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Ohmin laki | ||
| Italian | All italiano |
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Legge di Ohm | ||
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Oma likums | ||
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Prawo Ohma | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | All português (Brasil) |
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Lei de Ohm | ||
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Ohmov zákon | ||
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Ley de Ohm | ||
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Sheria ya Ohm | ||
| Thai | All ไทย |
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กฏของโอห์ม | ||
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Software Requirements
| Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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Internet Explorer 10+ latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
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latest version of Chrome
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Credits
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