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?
Keywords
For Teachers
Teacher-Submitted Activities
Title | Authors | Level | Type | ||
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Basic Electricity: short inquiry activities includes ideas for several sims | Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro MS HS |
Lab CQs HW |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? | Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | ||
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS | Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | ||
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | ||
Signal Circuit and DC Circuit Construction Kit Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Guided Lab |
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Electric Switches (Signal) | Roberto Marrero | HS | Lab | ||
Simulações no Ensino de Fisica | Carla Tavares | HS | Lab Discuss Other Guided MC HW Demo |
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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