Effects of a Rheostat in a Series Circuit
By Terry Bartelt
In this animated object, learners examine how the way in which a rheostat is connected in series with other resistors causes current and voltage to change as the resistance is varied. A brief quiz completes the activity.
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.
Fahrenheit / Celsius Temperature Scales (Screencast)
Learners study the process of mathematically converting temperatures between the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.
Boyle's Law (Screencast)
Learners apply the principles associated with Boyle’s Law.
Dietary Manager Training: Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates (Screencast)
By Kristy Norenberg
Learners follow the path of a carbohydrate food from consumption through digestion to absorption into the bloodstream. In a matching exercise, students identify the main type of carbohydrate found in four different foods.
Distance Fallen vs. Stain Diameter (Screencast)
By Daniel Feucht
Learners observe how a blood drop in flight continually accelerates and increases in velocity over time. As the drop falls, resistance accumulates. The increase in stain diameter relative to distance of a typical 50 ml drop of blood is represented here. This activity has audio content.
Urine Colony Counts (Screencast)
By Kristine Snow
Learners watch a brief video clip. They then follow step-by-step instructions on how to do a urine colony count and examine the criteria for determining if a colony count represents an infection. A brief quiz completes the object.
Calculating Blank Size for Rolled Sheet Metal (Screencast)
By Dave Hoffman
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.
Forensic Lamp Examination (Screencast)
By Timothy Austin
This learning object is designed to assist students in understanding and interpreting collision evidence found in automotive lamps. In particular, the concepts of Hot Shock, Cold Shock, Hot Break, and Cold Break will be visually addressed.
Sequencing Impacts Using Radial and Concentric Fractures (Screencast)
By Ronald Groffy
Learners examine radial and concentric fractures in glass to determine the sequence of the impacts.
The Time Proportioning Operational Amplifier (Screencast)
In this animated object, learners see how a time proportioning operational amplifier varies an average DC voltage. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Materials for Bloodstain Pattern Mapping, Preservation & Documentation (Screencast)
This learning object describes the equipment and supplies needed to document bloodstain patterns.
Surface Tension of a Blood Drop (Screencast)
This screencast shows how blood droplets are held together by a strong cohesive molecular force that produces surface tension in each drop and on the external force. Surface tension pulls the surface molecules of a liquid toward its interior, decreasing the surface area and causing the liquid to resist penetration.
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.
Summary of Bloodstain Evidence Documentation (Screencast)
This activity will summarize the bloodstain evidence documentation process.
Documentation of Bloodstain Evidence (Screencast)
Students will learn how to document bloodstains using roadmapping equipment materials
Spatter Drop Dynamics on Impact (Screencast)
In this screencast, the student will learn that regardless of the surface onto which a blood droplet is falling, the angle or velocity at which it does so, or the volume of the droplet, there are four distinct phases involved in the reaction of a moving droplet with impact against a surface.
Directionality and Amount of Broken Glass (Screencast)
Visualizes direction and quantity of glass particles as the glass is impacted by a force.
PID Control (Screencast)
Learners examine an animated motion-controlled robotic arm and observe the operation of a PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) control that makes movements quickly without overshooting or having a steady-state error. This activity has audio content.
The Time-of-Flight Flowmeter (Screencast)
Learners view animations showing how a time-of-flight flowmeter uses ultrasonic sound waves to measure the flow of a liquid.