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Mag Lab U: Interactive Tutorials - Current Flow

written by Michael Davidson
supported by the National Science Foundation
technical implementer: Matthew J. Parry-Hill
edited by Kristen Coyne

This item is a Java simulation that illustrates the "water-flow model" of electricity, a commonly-used analogy to help learners understand the flow of current through an electric circuit. Users control the flow rate to increase or decrease the amount of water running through the pipe. The water pump is analogous to a battery in a circuit; coiled water piping is analogous to the resistor in an electric circuit.

Mag Lab U is part of a large collection of web-based educational materials for K-20, developed by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University. SEE RELATED MATERIALS for a link to the full index of interactive Java tutorials.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/currentflow/ind...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits = Circuit Analysis = Currents = Ohm's Law	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Interactive Simulation

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- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Learner
Educator
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Formats:: application/java
text/html
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2006 http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/legal.html
Keywords:: current, flow, meter, model, parallel, potential difference, propeller, pump, resistance, resistance coil, voltage, water
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 12, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: December 20, 2010 by Taha Mzoughi
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2008
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Electricity and Electrical Energy
Unit Title: A Model for Electricity

A simulation that illustrates the "water-flow" model of electricity. The water pump represents a battery in a circuit; coiled water pipe represents a resistor. Students control the rate of flow through the pipe. EDITOR'S NOTE: This model helps students understand some very basic ideas about current flow. We recommend using it with the resource directly above from "The Electricity Book".

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<a href="http://www.thephysicsfront.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=10032">Davidson, Michael. Mag Lab U: Interactive Tutorials - Current Flow. Edited by Kristen Coyne. February 6, 2008.</a>

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M. Davidson, Mag Lab U: Interactive Tutorials - Current Flow, edited by K. Coyne (2006), WWW Document, (http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/currentflow/index.html).

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M. Davidson, Mag Lab U: Interactive Tutorials - Current Flow, edited by K. Coyne (2006), <http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/currentflow/index.html>.

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Davidson, M. (2008, February 6). Mag Lab U: Interactive Tutorials - Current Flow. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/currentflow/index.html

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Davidson, Michael. Mag Lab U: Interactive Tutorials - Current Flow. Edited by Kristen Coyne. February 6, 2008. http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/currentflow/index.html (accessed 25 May 2013).

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Davidson, Michael. Mag Lab U: Interactive Tutorials - Current Flow. Ed. Coyne, Kristen. 2006. 6 Feb. 2008. National Science Foundation. 25 May 2013 <http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/currentflow/index.html>.

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