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Interactive exploration Electricity & Energy Wind turbines, blade pitch, torque and electricity Why can a wind turbine spin faster but deliver less electricity? Turn a source-shaped blade, change the generator load and follow the energy. Discover why pitch, torque and speed must work together—and compare a model with a real wind-tunnel experiment.
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Interactive exploration Electricity & Energy Nuclear fission and electricity How does splitting an atom help make electricity? Look through a power plant, follow three separate water routes and trace energy across their walls. Balance the energy account, then investigate why a growing average can still hide empty trials.
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Interactive exploration Electricity & Energy Batteries and charging What happens when you charge your phone? Look through a phone, separate a battery’s layers, and trace two different journeys. One happens inside the cell. The other powers the world outside.
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Interactive exploration Electricity & Energy Solar panels and photovoltaic cells Why does a solar panel’s power depend on what you connect? Connect a realistic module to a virtual load, look inside a silicon cell, and build a day’s energy from changing light and time.
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CLOSE THE GAP. FOLLOW THE CURRENT. Interactive exploration Electricity & Energy Electric circuits What does it take to turn on a light? Close a switch. Follow a complete path. Give current a second route and discover what changes.
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