Resistance in a Wire

Resistivity
Resistance

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Resistivity
Resistance

Description

Observe changes to the equation and wire as you play with the resistivity, length, and area sliders.

Sample Learning Goals

Predict how changing each variable will affect the resistance.
Explain the difference between resistance and resistivity.

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Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title	Authors	Level	Type	Subject
Basic Electricity: short inquiry activities includes ideas for several sims	Trish Loeblein	HS UG-Intro MS	Lab CQs HW	Physics
Resistance in a Wire	Elyse Zimmer	HS	Lab	Physics
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program?	Sarah Borenstein	MS	Other	Earth Science Biology Chemistry Physics
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS	Trish Loeblein	HS	Other	Earth Science Physics Biology Chemistry
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment	Elyse Zimmer	HS MS	Other	Chemistry Physics Biology
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics	Jaya Ramchandani	HS	Other	Physics
Resistivity Worksheet	Linda Detwiler	MS HS	Lab HW Guided	Physics
Resistance and Resistivity	Duane Dolejsi	HS UG-Intro	Lab
Resistance and Ohm's Law Investigation	Nancy Spletzer	HS	Lab	Physics
Batteries, Resistance and Current	Emily Haynes	HS	Lab	Physics
Resistance in a Wire	Gretchen Swanson	HS	Lab	Physics
Visualizing Current, Voltage and Resistance	Stephan Graham	HS	Lab	Physics
Laboratorio Virtual basado en el Aprendizaje Activo de la Física para abordar la Ley de Ohm y la Resistencia en un elemento conductor	Diego Fernando Becerra Rodríguez	UG-Intro UG-Adv	Lab	Physics
CIRCUITOS RESISTIVOS DE C.C.	Adolfo Fajardo	UG-Intro	HW Discuss	Physics

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