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Ohm's Law

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  • Ohm's Law
  • Circuits
  • Current
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Topics

  • Ohm's Law
  • Circuits
  • Current

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.
Version 1.2.0

For Teachers

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title Gold Star Contribution Contribution by PhET Authors Level Type Updated
Basic Electricity: short inquiry activities includes ideas for several sims A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS
MS		 Lab
CQs
HW		 5/27/15
Up and Down Dinamar Tolin, Decerie Austria and Maria Grace Tabulong MS
HS		 Guided
HW		 8/31/15
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
MS		 Other 8/23/15
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C Roberta Tanner HS Other 8/12/15

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Software Requirements

Windows 7+ Mac OS 10.7+ iPad and iPad Mini with iOS Chromebook with Chrome OS
Internet Explorer 10+
latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
Safari 6.1 and up
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Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Michael Dubson (lead, developer)
  • John Blanco (developer)
  • Ariel Paul
  • Mindy Gratny (interviewer)
  • Mobile Learner Labs
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