Case Studies - Electric Power: Questions

The Case Studies - Electric Power Concept Builder is comprised of 36 questions. The questions are divided into 18 different Question Groups. There are two questions in each Question Group; questions in the same group are rather similar to one another. The Concept Builder is coded to select at random a question from each group until a student is successful with that group of questions.

This Concept Builder consists of three different difficulty levels. Those three activities are described as follows:
 

• Apprentice Difficulty Level: Question Groups 1-6. Two circuits are given; there is only one stated difference between the two circuits. Students must determine in which circuit the light bulb is brightest.
• Master Difficulty Level: Question Groups 7-12. Two circuits are given; there are two stated differences between the two circuits. Students must determine in which circuit the light bulb is brightest.
• Wizard Difficulty Level: Question Groups 13-18. Two circuits are given; there are two stated differences between the two circuits. Students must determine in which circuit the power is greatest and by what factor it is greaterst..

The questions from each group are shown below. Teachers are encouraged to view the questions in order to judge which activities are most appropriate for their classes. We recommend providing students two or more options. 

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Case Studies - Electric Power