Electrical Opens and Shorts
By Terry Bartelt, David Schwid
In this animated activity, learners examine the difference between opens and shorts in an electrical circuit. A brief quiz completes the object.
Time Management - Automotive
By hughesj
School or work stressing you out? Never feel like there are enough hours in the day? Improve your time management skills and get more time back for you.
Digital Multimeter/Ohmmeter Measurement Connections
In this animated activity, learners follow a step-by-step approach for connecting a digital multimeter to measure resistance. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Automotive Electrical Systems: Effects of a Rheostat in a Series-Parallel Circuit.
By Andrew Rinke, Terry Bartelt
Learners examine the current and voltage changes in a series-parallel circuit as the resistance value of a rheostat is varied. Illustrations and calculations are included.
Pascal's Law and Hydraulics
By Terry Bartelt
Using the principle of Pascal's Law, the learner will interpret the gauge readings in a hydraulic system to determine when the system is operating properly under various load conditions and when there is a defect.
Ladder Safety and Fall Protection
By Terry Bartelt, Pat Jensen
Explore how to prevent injuries caused by falling from ladders or elevated heights by looking at the parts of a ladder, ladder safety rules, and personal fall protection systems.
Automotive Electrical Systems: Ohm's Law
By Andrew Rinke, Patrick Hoppe
Learners examine the relationship of voltage, current, and resistance as it applies to vehicle electrical systems.
Automotive Electrical Systems: Variable Resistors
In this animated activity, students read about the two general types of variable resistors: potentiometers and rheostats. A brief quiz completes the learning object.
Brake Lathe Adapters and Components
By Bill Heesaker
The learner will examine different adapters and componants used with brake lathes when resurfacing brake drums and rotors.
Value/Supply Chain Management
By Weldon Faull
In this animated object, learners examine how to establish an effective supply chain that builds customer loyalty.
C-172 Profiles
By Jared Huss
In this animated learning object, students are introduced to standard procedures, pilot actions, and pilot callouts for C-172 critical phases of flight.
Automotive Electrical Systems: Ohm's LawPractice Problems #2
Learners review Ohm's Law and then work 12 problems to help them apply the law to automotive electrical systems. In each of the problems, students are given two of the three variables (voltage, resistance, or current) and are asked to solve for the third.
Automotive Electrical Systems: Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
Students read a definition of Kirchhoff's Voltage Law and view examples of its use.
The Primary Flight Controls of an Airplane
By Priscilla Ralls, Jared Huss
In this interactive object, learners experience how the three primary flight controls allow a pilot to determine the motion of the airplane during flight.
The Impact of Batch Size Reduction
By Kaye Krueger
In this animated object, learners examine what happens to lead and cycle times when the batch size is reduced.
Automotive Electrical Systems: Ohm's Law Practice Problems #1
Testing a Computer Ground
By Linda Reinke
The learner follows a step-by-step procedure for testing a computer ground circuit.
Automotive Electrical Systems: Current in a Series Circuit
Students determine what happens to current flow in a series circuit when the resistance is changed. A brief quiz concludes the activity.
Nanotechnology: The Automobile
By Barbara Liang
This learning object offers a brief summary of the impact of nanotechnology on automobile tires. Learners look at the future of cars, especially the safety and future of automobile tires.
Brakes: Measuring Brake Drums
By Ken Kempfer, Dan Claus, John Hadjikyriacos, Kevin Guthrie
Learners examine the proper way to set up standard and metric micrometers to measure the wear on a brake drum.
Automotive Electrical Systems: VAT-40 Starting System Test
By Andrew Rinke
In this highly interactive and animated object, learners examine the VAT-40 battery starting and charging system tester and study how the tester is used to diagnose vehicle starting system problems. This object has audio.
Be76 Profiles
In this animated activity, students are introduced to standard procedures, pilot actions, and pilot callouts for Be76 critical phases of flight including takeoff and initial climb, ILS approach, non-precision approach, visual approach, and aborted takeoff.
Automotive Electrical Systems: The Relay
In this animated lesson, students view the operation of an electromechanical relay. A brief quiz concludes the activity.
Highway Design: Vehicle Types
By Steve Whitmoyer
In this animated object, learners read the dimensions of the different types of vehicles typically considered in highway design.
Automotive Electrical Systems VAT-40 - Generator, Regulator, Diode Test
In this interactive and animated object, learners examine the SUN VAT-40 battery starting and charging system tester. This learning object demonstrates the use of the tester in diagnosing conventional 12-volt automotive charging systems. It contains audio.