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Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC)
This new version of the CCK adds capacitors, inductors and AC voltage sources to your toolbox! Now you can graph the current and voltage as a function of time.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Circuits
- Light Bulbs
- Batteries
- Switches
- Ammeter
- Voltmeter
- Capacitor
- Inductor
- AC Voltage
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Using PhET in Electricity Unit
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab Demo CQs |
7/19/13 |
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Circuit design challenge
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Philip Kukulski | HS | Lab Other |
6/29/10 |
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Circuit inquiry for Middle school
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Jefferson County Middle School Workshop | MS | Lab | 6/29/10 |
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Series and Parallel circuits basics
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Kristi Goodwin | MS | Lab | 6/29/10 |
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Circuit Construction Kit- series of three activitites (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Lab CQs HW |
7/7/13 |
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Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
CQs | 7/7/13 |
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Electric Energy and Capacitance demonstrations (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Demo | 7/19/13 |
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Circuit activity 3 Combination Circuits (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
CQs Lab |
7/7/13 |
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Circuit Activity 2 Series & Parallel Circuits (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
CQs Lab |
7/7/13 |
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Circuit activity 3 Combination Circuits using CCK only (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Lab CQs |
7/7/13 |
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Circuit 1 Properties of electric Circuits using only CCK(Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab CQs |
7/9/13 |
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Circuit activity 2 Series and Parallel Circuits using only CCK (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Lab CQs |
7/9/13 |
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Circuit 1 Properties of Electric Circuits (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Lab CQs |
7/9/13 |
| LC Circuits and Radio Tuners | Rhoda Berenson | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 7/6/12 |
| circuito paralelo | Lucy | HS | HW | 3/17/11 |
| circuito serie | Lucy | HS | HW | 3/17/11 |
| circuito electrico | Lucy | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 3/17/11 |
| circuit | Lucy | MS | HW | 3/17/11 |
| circuito 2 | Lucy | HS | HW | 3/17/11 |
| circuito 3 | Lucy | HS | HW | 3/17/11 |
| circuito 3 | Lucy | HS | HW | 3/17/11 |
| circuito 2 | Lucy | HS | HW | 3/17/11 |
| AC Circuits | Tatiana Stantcheva | UG-Intro | Lab | 11/6/10 |
| R-C Circuits | Christine Deyo | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 6/29/10 |
| LR Lab with Simulation Part 1 | David Carroll | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 5/13/09 |
| LR Lab with Simulation Part 2 | David Carroll | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 5/13/09 |
| LC Lab with Simulation | David Carroll | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 5/13/09 |
| Circuits-DC and AC PhET Lab | Chris Bires | HS | Lab | 8/4/10 |
| Ohm's Law | Mark Kelly | HS | Lab | 3/3/08 |
| Charge and Energy Conservation in Circuits Inquiry | Lori Andersen | HS UG-Intro |
CQs Lab |
6/26/10 |
| Električna struja osmi razred | Vladan Mladenovic | K-5 MS |
Demo CQs HW |
8/9/11 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans | Stroombaan Konstruksie Kit (WS+DS) | Run Now | |
| Albanian | shqipe | Mjetet Per Ndertimin e Qarqeve (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Arabic | العربية | طقم ادوات انشاء دائرة كهربائية | Run Now | |
| Armenian | Armenian | Հաստատուն և փոփոխական հոսանքների շղթաների կառուցման լաբարատորիյա | Run Now | |
| Basque | Basque | Zirkuitu eraikuntza kita (DC eta AC) | Run Now | |
| Bosnian | Bosnian | Komplet zа električnu struju (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Kit de Construção de Circuito (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Bulgarian | български | Инструментариум за конструиране на ел. вериги (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Catalan | català | Kit de construcció de circuits (CA + CC) | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 电路实验（直流和交流） | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | 電路組裝套件(直流和 交流) | Run Now | |
| Croatian | hrvatski | Dizajniranje srujnih krugova | Run Now | |
| Czech | čeština | Konstrukce obvodů | Run Now | |
| Danish | Dansk | Kredsløbssamlesæt (veksel- og jævnstrøm) | Run Now | |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Schakeling bouwdoos (Gelijk~ en wisselspanning) | Run Now | |
| Estonian | Eesti | Virtuaalne vooluringi labor (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Finnish | suomi | Piirirakennussarja (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| French | français | Circuit Construction Kit (DC and AC) | Run Now | |
| Galician | Gallegan | Construción Circuito (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Georgian | Georgian | წრედის კონსტრუქტორი (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| German | Deutsch | Stromkreis Baukasten (Gleich- und Wechselstrom) | Run Now | |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Κατασκευή κυκλωμάτων (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Haitian | Haitian | Zouti pou bati sikui (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Hebrew | עברית | קיט לבניית מעגל (זרם ישיר וזרם חילופין) | Run Now | |
| Hungarian | magyar | Áramkörépítő & tervező | Run Now | |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Rangkaian Kit Konstruksi (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Irish | Gaeilge | Circuit Construction Kit (DC and AC) | Run Now | |
| Italian | italiano | Kit per circuiti elettrici (corrente continua e alternata) | Run Now | |
| Japanese | 日本語 | 直流・交流回路キット | Run Now | |
| Kannada | Kannada | (AC+DC) ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಮಂಡಲ ರಚನಾ ಪೆಟ್ಟಿ | Run Now | |
| Khmer | Khmer | ឧបកណ៍បង្កើតសៀគ្វី (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Korean | 한국어 | 회로제작 키트(AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Kurdish | Kurdish | دروستکردنی سوڕی کارهبای (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Latvian | Latviešu | Ķēdes veidošanas komplekts (maiņstrāva un līdzstrāva) | Run Now | |
| Macedonian | македонски | Конструкција на струјно коло (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Malay | Bahasa Melayu | Kit Pembinaan Litar (AT+AU) | Run Now | |
| Marathi | Marathi | (AC+DC) मंडल जोडणी संच | Run Now | |
| Mongolian | Mongolian | Цахилгаан хэлхээ байгуулах багаж | Run Now | |
| Norwegian Bokmal | Norwegian Bokmål | Kretsbyggeren (likestrøm og vekselstrøm) | Run Now | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Norwegian Nynorsk | Krinsbyggjaren (likestraum og vekselstraum) | Run Now | |
| Persian | Persian | (AC+DC) کیت ساخت مدار | Run Now | |
| Polish | polski | Zestaw symulacyjny obwodów - napięcia stałe i zmienne | Run Now | |
| Portuguese | português | Circuitos AC/DC (DC e AC) | Run Now | |
| Romanian | română | Trusa de Constructie Circuite (DC si AC) | Run Now | |
| Russian | русский | Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Serbian | Српски | Комплет за електричну струју (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Stavebnica elektrických obvodov | Run Now | |
| Slovenian | Slovenščina | Kontrukcijsko orodje tokokrogov (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Spanish | español | Kit de construccion de circuitos (CA y CC) | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Peru) | español (Perú) | Equipo de Construcción de Circuitos (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Swedish | svenska | Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Tamil | Tamil | சுற்று கட்டுமானம் கிட்டை (ஏசி + டிசி) | Run Now | |
| Thai | ไทย | ชุดการทดลองวิทยาศาตร์ วงไฟฟ้า สหรับเเด็ก | Run Now | |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Devre Yapım Kiti (AC ve DC) | Run Now | |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | Zynjyry ýasamak üçin toplum (AC+DC) | Run Now | |
| Ukrainian | українська | Електричні кола постійного та змінного струму | Run Now | |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Bộ dụng cụ thí nghiệm điện (AC và DC) | Run Now |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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