Engineering
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Dive into Wisc-Online’s rich collection of learning objects — bite-sized, interactive, and designed for real learning. These modular digital tools include animations, drag-and-drop exercises, quizzes, videos, and more. You can explore topics across STEM, arts, humanities, career skills, and beyond. Each learning object is crafted to help learners actively engage with content—reviewing, applying, self-checking—in a way that’s flexible and self-paced.
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Voltage Divider Rule (VDR)
Students review the Voltage Divider Rule and work practice problems.
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dc, divider, STEM, vdr, voltage
Voltage Divider Rule Practice Problems
Learners review the VDR and work six problems. Immediate feedback is given.
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dc, divider, rule, vdr, voltage
Voltage Dividers
In this learning activity you'll determine the voltages that can be topped off of a multi-resistor voltage divider that has one main power source.
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cc0004, dividers, voltage
Voltage Drops
In this animated object, learners drag resistors of the proper value into a series circuit to cause a required amount of current to flow. Seven review questions complete the activity.
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current, drops, resistance, resistances, voltage, voltages, volts
Voltage Drops in a Series Circuit
Students study the concept that the voltage drop across a series circuit resistor is proportional to its resistance. They then complete a brief quiz.
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cc0004, circuit, drop, proportional, resistance, series, voltage
Voltage Regulation
In this animated activity, learners examine how the speed of a motor may change if the voltage from the power source fluctuates due to power line irregularities. This lesson has audio content.
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electric motor, junction voltage, motor contol, motor speed, power, power line, transistor, voltage fluctuation
Voltage Regulation of a Zener Diode
The learner will understand how a zener diode maintains a constant voltage as the resistance values of a load change.
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diode, regulation, regulator, rr0002, voltage, zener
Voltage Sources in Parallel
The effect of connecting voltage sources in parallel to increase amperage to a load is presented.
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batteries, cc0005, circuits, parallel, sources, voltage
Voltage Sources in Series
In this learning activity you'll explore the effect of connecting voltage sources in series to increase voltage applied to a load.
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aiding, batteries, cc0004, circuits, opposing, series, sources, voltage
Voltages Across Series and Parallel Capacitive Circuits (Screencast)
In this interactive and animated object, learners examine how dc voltages develop across capacitors that are connected in series and in parallel.
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aa0003, capacitor, capacitors, charged, charges, voltage, voltages
Voltmeter Circuit Connections
Students read a step-by-step approach on how to connect a voltmeter to a circuit when making a measurement.
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cc0002, connections, measurement, measurements, reading, readings, voltmeter
What Is Current?
Learners study an animation that shows how a battery charge reduces over time and when varying resistance values are placed in a series circuit. Ten review questions complete the activity.
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batteries, battery, circuit, current, is, life, series, what
What Is Torque? (Screencast)
Learners read a description of torque and study the factors that cause its magnitude to change.
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feet, mechanics, pound, torque
What Is a Radian?
In this learning activity you'll explore a graphical depiction of a radian for angular measurement.
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how do I calculate a radian, How do I find a radian, radians and angles, what is a radian
Wheatstone Bridge
Students follow step-by-step directions on how to make mathematical calculations for a Wheatstone bridge.
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bridge, cc0007, network, wheatstone
Ziegler-Nichols Reaction Curve Process Identification Procedure (Screencast)
Learners follow the steps required to perform the Ziegler-Nichols reaction curve process identification procedure.
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curve, method, methods, nichols, pid, reaction, tuning, ziegler
Ziegler-Nichols Reaction Curve Tuning Calculations (Screencast)
Learners study the mathematical calculations used to determine the proper PID values to be entered into a controller using the Ziegler-Nichols Reaction Curve.
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control, curve, nichols, pid, reaction, tuning, ziegler