Exploriments: Electricity - Current and Charge, Measurement of Current in Series and Parallel Electrical Circuits
Detailed App Info:
Application Description
Are you in for some livewire action? Don’t be shocked!! Try other apps from our Exploriments Electricity series, which makes it very safe to tinker with electricity. The interface puts learning at your fingertips by letting you touch, swipe, flick and move electrical components in and out of circuits, gaining important insights in the process. Benefit from helpful analogies and learn by doing activities with wires, switches, ammeters and more.
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Activities:
Activity 1: Basic Ammeter Operation
--- Understand how to use an Ammeter to measure current
--- Measure current in a series circuit
Activity 2: Extended Ammeter Operation
--- Measure current in a series-parallel combination circuit
Activity 3: Current Division in Parallel Circuits 1
--- Understand branching of current in a simple parallel circuit
--- Measure, record and verify division of current in parallel branches
Activity 4: Current Division in Parallel Circuits 2
--- Understand branching of current in a simple parallel circuit
--- Measure, record and verify division of current in parallel branches
-- Reinforce current and ammeter-related concepts in parallel circuits
Activity 5: Calculating Current in Combination Circuits
-- Analyze current flow in a combination circuit
-- Figure out current in parallel branches and main circuit branch
Activity 6: Current and Charge
--- Understand the concept of charge and its units
--- Understand the relationship between current and charge, and their respective units
Activity 7: Charge in Parallel Circuits
--- Study the flow of charge with respect to time
--- Calculate current in terms of flow of charge using an imaginary device, the chargemeter
--- Understand division of charge in parallel circuits
Activity 8: Current as Sum of Branch Flows
--- Explore branching of current in a parallel circuit
--- Understand the rules of determining current in branches and main circuit
Additional Features:
--- Easy and intuitive touch and move interactions for moving devices and wires around
--- Worksheets and quizzes for reinforcing conceptual understanding
--- Unlimited “RESET” option for practicing with circuits with varying values for each turn
--- Imaginary devices such as chargemeter to facilitate understanding of the concept of charge and the relationship between current and charge
Requirements
Your mobile device must have at least 11.02 MB of space to download and install Exploriments: Electricity - Current and Charge, Measurement of Current in Series and Parallel Electrical Circuits app. Exploriments: Electricity - Current and Charge, Measurement of Current in Series and Parallel Electrical Circuits is available on iTunes for $0.00
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