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Causal Patterns in Simple Circuits
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Overview
Challenges in Understanding the Causality of Simple Circuits
Instructional Approach
Endnotes for Introduction
Lesson 1: What Configurations Work to Light a Bulb?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 1
Lesson 2: What is the Underlying Causality of a Simple Circuit?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 2
Endnotes for Lesson 2
Lesson 3: What are Conductors and Insulators?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 3
Lesson 4: Why Does the Bulb Light When There is Flow?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 4
Endnotes for Lesson 4
Lesson 5: What Happens When Bulbs or Batteries are in Series or Parallel?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 5
Endnotes for Lesson 5
Lesson 6: How Does the Cyclic Simultaneous Model Explain Series and Parallel Circuits?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 6
Endnotes for Lesson 6
Lesson 7: How do Ohm's Law and Constraint-Based Reasoning Help in Thinking About Circuits?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 7
Endnotes for Lesson 7
Lesson 8: What is Electrical Potential and How Does a Relational Causal Model Explain It?
Understanding Goals
Background Information
Lesson Plan
Resources for Lesson 8
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