Learning Objects

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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8D Problem Solving Process
In this learning module, you will learn about the 8D process.
A Model for Initiating Conflict Resolution (Screencast)
In this screencast you'll identify and write assertive "I" statements that focus on BCF (behavior, consequences, and feelings).
A Typical Animal Cell
In this interactive object, learners identify the parts of an animal cell and its organelles.
Main Category
Agriculture
A Typical Animal Cell (Video)
In this video, learners view the parts of an animal cell and its organelles.
Main Category
Agriculture
AC Voltage Conversions (Screencast)
In this animated object, learners examine the formulas used to convert peak, RMS, average, and peak-to-peak AC voltages. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
AND Gates (Screencast)
In this learning activity you'll describe the operation of an AND gate by using a truth table, a waveform diagram, a Boolean Algebra equation, a switch analogy, and a written definition.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Abbreviations Representing Electrical Quantities
In this learning activity you'll identify abbreviations that represent quantities associated with electrical circuits.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Abbreviations Representing Electrical Quantities
In this learning activity you'll identify abbreviations that represent quantities associated with electrical circuits.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Acceleration and Deceleration Adjustments
In this animated activity, learners examine the circuitry in a DC variable speed drive that causes the motor to accelerate or decelerate at slow rates. This learning object has audio content.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Access Modifiers in C#
In this learning activity we will learn what access modifiers are and how they are used in C#.
Achieve Persistence on the Web
In this learning activity you'll discover the disconnected nature of the HTTP request-response model including some methods of persisting state and the security implications.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Acid-Base Reactions (Screencast)
Learners view several movie clips that demonstrate the use of an indicator to follow the neutralization reaction that occurs when an acid and a base are mixed. Students test their knowledge in a series of questions. Immediate feedback is given.
Acid/Base Balance (Screencast)
Students read about how acid/base balance affects a person's health. This activity includes animation.
Acronyms & Terminology of the SDS
Learners will understand the technical terms used in the context of the SDS to help them interpret its information.
Main Category
Construction
Adding Fractions With Unlike Denominators (Screencast)
Learners follow steps to add fractions with different denominators. They also review fraction concepts, do a drag-and-drop exercise involving fraction terms, and add fractions with common denominators.
Adjustable Parallels
This video will demonstrate using adjustable parallels to measure a part.
Affinity Diagram
In this module, we’ll explore what an affinity diagram is, discuss how it can be used to solve problems, and end with some real-world applications to show you how these can help you in any manufacturing role to bring order to chaos.
Alcohol and the Job
Learners evaluate and respond to excuses for not reporting alcohol-related behavior they have observed on the job. This activity has audio content.
Alterations in Fluid Balance
In this interactive object, learners identify the symptoms of fluid volume excess and fluid volume deficit.
An Algorithm for Binary Subtraction
Students use the Base Minus One Complement method to perform binary subtraction. This learning activity has audio content and immediate feedback.
An Algorithm for Converting a Binary Number to a Decimal Number
In this learning activity you'll examine two methods for converting a binary number to a decimal number.
Subcategories
An Algorithm for Converting a Decimal Number to a Binary Number
In this learning activity you'll examine a systematic method for converting a decimal number (base 10) into a binary number (base 2).
Subcategories
An Introduction to Algebraic Word Problems
In this animated object, learners follow the steps for solving word problems using algebra. An introductory example is explained.
An Introduction to Motor Control Circuits
The learner will understand the operation of motor control circuits used to start and stop three-phase motors.
Main Category
Construction
An Introduction to the Powers of 10
The learner will evaluate powers of 10 with integer exponents and multiply decimal numbers by powers of 10 with integer exponents.
An Introduction to the Solderless Breadboard (Screencast)
In this learning activity you'll be introduced to the layout and operation of the solderless breadboard.
Main Category
Construction
An Overview of IT Project Management
In this learning activity, you’ll be introduced to the many responsibilities of being an IT project manager.
Main Category
Digital Technology
An Overview of the Raspberry Pi
In this learning activity you'll discover what the Raspberry Pi is, how it's used, and some projects you can do at home.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Analog Ammeter Operation
Students examine the procedure to measure current with an analog ammeter. The use of Function and Range switches is explored along with reading the needle position on the meter scale. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Main Category
Construction
Analog Position Control (Screencast)
In this animated object, learners examine an analog closed-loop feedback system that uses potentiometers to control the position of a gear rack.
Main Category
Construction
Analyze a Part Drawing
In this interactive object, learners answer 25 questions regarding part or assembly drawings. The basic areas of blueprint reading are covered.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Analyzing Medical Terms:  Urinary System
Students identify the meaning of urinary system word parts to analyze and define medical terms.
Anatomical Terminology: Relative Position
In this interactive learning activity, learners review the terms used to describe relative position of body parts in order to have a common set of words to describe their position. Check out our video on relative position: https://bit.ly/2kTXujp
Anatomical Terminology:  Relative Position Video
Students identify the various regions of the human body through video.
Anatomy of the Ear
The student identifies the anatomical parts of the ear and learns the purpose and function of these parts. A review follows the lesson.
Anatomy of the Lungs (Screencast)
Learners examine the anatomical parts of the lungs.
Subcategories
Angle Turning with a Compound Rest
This video will demonstrate angle turning with a compound rest on an engine lathe.
Angles of Impact (Screencast)
This screencast, we see how the shape of a stain defines the angle of impact. In general terms the more circular the stain, the more perpendicular will be the angle at which it struck the surface. The more elliptical the shape of the stain, the more acute the angle will be. With practice and experience, the analyst can recognize the general angle of impact based solely on the shape of the stain.
Angular JS
Explore the AngularJS framework, learn how it’s used to architect, and organize code when building web applications.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Angular Measurement
In this learning activity you'll review angles and different types of angular measuring tools associated with manufacturing.
Angular Measurement Review
In this learning activity you'll test your knowledge of angular measurement in this 10-question quiz.
Animal Use in Research
The Animal Welfare Act, or AWA, gives protection to animals used in research, education, and entertainment. Explore ethical use and some of the current alternatives in this module.
Main Category
Agriculture
Apgar Scoring in the Newborn (Screencast)
Students read about the importance of the Apgar score in assessing the newborn after delivery. Each sign of the Apgar score is identified with illustrations to help the student recognize the proper rating.
Subcategories
Apical Pulse
In this animated activity, learners practice listening and counting the apical pulse of adults, children, and infants.
Subcategories
Applying the Motor Voltage
In this animated lesson, learners examine the rectifier circuitry in a DC variable speed drive that supplies the voltages to the field coil and armature.
Main Category
Construction
Appropriate Use of Welding Coupons
This module will guide you thru the use of welding coupons in the welding process.
Armature Reaction
In this animated activity, learners study how the magnetic field of an armature can distort the DC motor's main magnetic field. A brief quiz completes the object.
Main Category
Construction
Arterial Blood Gas (Screencast)
Students read an explanation of the values used for arterial blood gas analysis.
Assessing Cranial Nerves
In this highly interactive and animated object, learners complete three exercises to identify the cranial nerves and their functions.
Asymmetric Encryption: How It Works
In this learning activity you'll explore public key encryption and conclude with a short quiz.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Async and Await
In this learning activity, we’ll explore how async and await is used in mobile programming to allow multiple tasks to happen at once.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Atomic Symbols, Atomic Numbers, and Mass Numbers
Learners read definitions of atomic symbols, atomic numbers, and mass numbers and then answer questions about the number of neutrons, protons, and electrons in select elements.
Attributes of a Class: Fields and Properties
In this learning activity you'll discover how C#, attributes provide a way of associating data with an object in two forms - Fields and Properties.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Authentication versus Authorization
In this learning activity you'll review the differences between identification, authentication, and authorization.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Automotive Electrical Systems VAT-40 Battery Testing
Learners read a detailed description of the VAT-40 tester and practice using it in an interactive exercise.
Avoiding Singularity
The learner will identify components of a welding robot and determine if the robot is set up correctly to avoid singularity.
Main Category
Construction
Axis Modes
The learner will gain an understanding of the modes of axis movement for successful robot programming.
Main Category
Construction
BCD-to-Seven  Segment Decoder
Learners will understand how binary-coded decimal information is decoded and used to drive a seven-segment display.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Bandwidth
In this learning activity you'll explore bandwidth.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Bandwidth Capacity Techniques
In this learning activity you'll follow the process of converting digital data into a series of analog signals.
Main Category
Digital Technology
Barriers to Critical Thinking: Being Human
The learner will explore basic human limitations that create barriers to critical thinking including selective thinking, false memories, and perceptual limitations.
Barriers to Critical Thinking: Communication
This activity will examine several of the barriers related to problems with communication.
Barriers to Critical Thinking: Errors in Judgment
The learners will explore the Errors in Judgment: Barriers to Critical Thinking and how it affects their decision-making processes.
Barriers to Critical Thinking: People-Related Obstacles
The learner will identify barriers to critical thinking related to internal and external factors after viewing scenarios.
Barriers to Effective Listening (Video)
Learners examine the seven most common barriers to effective listening and consider suggestions for how to overcome these barriers. This interactive object contains audio.
Basic DC Electrical Motor Construction
Learners examine the internal parts of a DC electrical motor and then text their knowledge in a drag-and-drop exercise.
Main Category
Construction
Basic Logic Gates
The learner will understand the operation of the six fundamental logic gates and the inverter by using truth tables, Boolean Algebra equations, switch analogies, and written statements.
Main Category
Construction
Basic Quality Principles: Process for Achieving Quality in an Organization (Screencast)
In this learning activity you'll define and explain the broad steps in achieving quality in an organization.
Basic Symbols Used in Engineering Drawings
Learners examine the drawing symbols used for counterbore, countersink, spotface, radius, diameter, and depth. In the quiz that completes the activity, they associate these symbols with machining applications.
Main Category
Construction
Basic Terms in Division (Screencast)
In this interactive object, the learner examines the basic terms used in division. A quiz completes the activity.
Basic Types of Dimensioning Used in Engineering Drawings
Learners examine the basic types of dimensioning including unidirectional and aligned systems, and linear, aligned, angled, arrowless, chain, datum, chart, tabular, radius, diameter, typical, and reference dimensions.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Basic Types of Drilling Machines
In this document you'll review basic types of drilling machines.
Basic Types of Lines Used in Engineering Drawings
In this highly interactive object, learners associate basic line types and terms with engineering drawing geometry. A quiz completes the activity.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Biomolecules - The Lipids (Video)
In this animated object, learners examine neutral fats, phospholipids, and cholesterol. The molecular formula and general function for each are shown.
Biomolecules: The Carbohydrates (Video)
Viewers watch an introduction to monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. The processes for dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis.
Biomolecules: The Proteins (Video)
Explore what proteins are, their structure, and their functions.
Biosecurity Strategies
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:- Identify actions that can reduce biosecurity risk- Develop a biosecurity action plan for a farm- Select the most cost effective strategies
Main Category
Agriculture
Biosecurity: Finding Sources of Disease Transmission Risk
By the end of this module, you’ll be able to: - List four categories of disease agent sources- Discover conditions when disease transmission is likely to occur- Describe the means of disease transmission in a given situation
Main Category
Agriculture
Biosecurity: Routes of Infection and Means of Transmission
In this module, you'll be able to :- Identify five routes of infection- Describe how diseases are transmitted in animals
Main Category
Agriculture
Blood Groups
In this animated and interactive object, learners examine ABO blood antigens and Rh antigens and their compatibility.
Bloom's Taxonomy For Cognitive Learning and Teaching (Screencast)
The users of this learning object read a brief introduction to the six levels of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy and quiz themselves on a basic understanding of the levels.
Main Category
Education
Body Sections and Divisions of the Abdominal Pelvic Cavity
In this animated activity, learners examine how organs are visualized in three dimensions. The terms “longitudinal,” “cross,” “transverse,” “horizontal,” and “sagittal” are defined. Students test their knowledge of the location of abdominal pelvic cavity organs in two drag-and-drop exercises.
Body Sections and Divisions of the Abdominal Pelvic Cavity
In this animated activity, learners examine how organs are visualized in three dimensions. The terms “longitudinal,” “cross,” “transverse,” “horizontal,” and “sagittal” are defined. Students test their knowledge of the location of abdominal pelvic cavity organs in two drag-and-drop exercises.
Boyle's Law (Screencast)
Learners apply the principles associated with Boyle’s Law.
Brain Exercise: Visualization #1
In this interactive object, learners practice their 3D visualization skills by identifying the correct isometric view of an object. Front, side, and top orthographic views are shown.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Brain Exercise: Visualization #3
Learners develop 3D visualization skills by examining front, side, and top orthographic views of objects. Using this information, students select the corresponding isometric view of each object.
Main Category
Construction
Subcategories
Budgeting Monthly Expenses
In this learning activity you'll establish your budget by determining your earnings, expenses, and goals.
Main Category
Financial Services
Building Medical Terms for the Digestive System
In this interactive object, learners read the definitions of prefixes and suffixes that relate to the digestive system. They then use this knowledge to combine word components to form medical terms.
Subcategories
Building Relationships Through Active Listening
Learners will examine the four steps to listen actively to improve relationships.
Business Records Management
In this interactive lesson, learners read the rules for filing business records and then test their knowledge in a series of exercises. Immediate feedback is provided.
Buying a Car: What It Really Costs with Finance Charges (Screencast)
In this learning activity you'll calculate the difference in the total cost of a new car when using cash and when paying for the car with a 60-month loan.
Main Category
Financial Services
CRC – Cyclic Redundancy Check
In this learning activity, you’ll be introduced to what the CRC is, the technology behind it, and how it’s performed.
Main Category
Digital Technology
CRUD Applications - Create Retrieve Update Delete
In this learning activity you'll discover what C.R.U.D. applications are and how they're used in everyday life.
Main Category
Digital Technology
CSI Coding Scene Investigation
Learners test their knowledge in this drag-and-drop exercise by identifying coding errors in health care claim cases.
Calculating Belt Length (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners follow steps to determine the proper starting belt length for a timing, flat, or v-belt drive.
Main Category
Construction
Calculating Belt Velocity and Horsepower
In this interactive object, learners are given the RPM, the pulley diameter, and the force, and proceed to calculate belt velocity and horsepower.
Main Category
Construction
Calculating Blank Size for Rolled Sheet Metal (Screencast)
In this interactive object, students read how to calculate the blank size for cylinders in a three-roll pinch roller. A calculator is required for the brief quiz that completes the activity.
Calculating Board Feet (Screencast)
Learners review the process for calculating board feet and use virtual samples to practice the process.
Main Category
Construction
Calculating Cutting Speeds for Twist Drills (Screencast)
Students view the formula for determining twist drill speeds in metal.
Calculating Exponents
In this learning activity you'll calculate exponents. You'll practice breaking down exponents and calculating the results.

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