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  • General

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      Welcome to Conductors and Insulators

      This free and open course curriculum was developed by more than 700 U.S. community colleges in partnership with local industries to prepare students for employment as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s $1.9 billion  Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program.

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    • Syllabus/Overview

      Topics

      • Series Circuit
      • Parallel Circuit
      • Ohm's Law
      • Kirchoff's Law

      Sample Learning Goals

      • Explore basic electricity relationships.
      • Explain basic electricity relationships in series and parallel circuits.
      • Use an ammeter and voltmeter to take readings in circuits.
      • Provide reasoning to explain the measurements and relationships in circuits.
      • Build circuits from schematic drawings.
      • Determine if common objects are conductors or insulators.

      • Circuit Construction Kit: DC

        Experiment with an electronics kit! Build circuits with batteries, resistors, light bulbs, fuses, and switches. Determine if everyday objects are conductors or insulators, and take measurements with an ammeter and voltmeter. View the circuit as a schematic diagram, or switch to a lifelike view.

      • Lab Activity

        • Lab Activity File

          In the following experiment, you will determine which materials are conductors and which are not.