Conceptual Physics Alive: Electric Current

Conceptual Physics Alive: Electric Current includes a digital video and questions set with answers. Concepts in electric current and examples of Ohm's law are discussed. Series and parallel circuits are demonstrated using a car battery that has extended terminals. Segment length: 30 minutes Electric Current Includes: Begins by reviewing the Van de Graaff generator and the surrounding electric field. Voltage defined. Energy transferred by the generator compared to the energy transferred by a common household circuit. Analogy to heat and temperature. Current and voltage difference. Water flow analogy of electric current. Demonstration of single lamp attached to car battery. Hewitt discusses childhood experiences with electricity. Birds on high-tension wires. Boston MTA story. Cherry picker story. 2nd Boston MTA story. Ohm's law defined. Water flow analogy. DC and AC defined. Washing machine analogy. Amount of electrons that flow in an AC circuit (none}. Demonstration of a series circuit with a battery, and many questions. Demonstration of a parallel circuit with a battery, and many questions. Next-Time Question: As more and more resistors are connected to a parallel circuit, does the overall resistance of the circuit become more, less, or stay the same? (SEE RESOURCES TAB FOR MORE) Please note: The digital content will be sent to the email provided during checkout, once your order has been processed. Order will be processed no later than the next business day. Digital format: The email you will receive will contain a hyperlink to download a .ZIP file containing a digital video (.MP4) and questions set with answers (.PDF). Notice: The Conceptual Physics Alive Digital content is protected by copyright laws. Replicating and distributing this digital content without the authority of the copyright owner is an infringement of the copyright. This digital content can be used in physical or remote classroom settings (e.g., Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.), or Homeschool.