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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine basic electrical components. They build a simple electrical circuit which rings a buzzer. They experiment with conducting and nonconducting materials. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover that electrical appliances are made up of individual components that work together. They, with partners, demonstrate to others how their piece of equipment or appliance works by taking it apart and examining the parts. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore static and current electricity, simple open and closed circuits and the scientific contributions of Franklin and Edison. They participate in hands-on activities and create a working Electric Board. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students discover what an electrical engineer does by drafting a project with a team. They state the type of electricity and circuits they use in their project. They also calculate how many watts are needed for an hour of electricity. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore the items used to control the possible excessive flow of electricity into a building. The load on the circuits, the level at which the breaker blows, and the function of fuses is explored in this application of math. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students read a case study examining requirements of an element in an electrical engineering course. They discover the functions of capacitor and capacitor units. They identify different types of capacitors and complete a short quiz. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the basic concepts of electricity; how it is generated and used. They look at circuit diagrams to see how electricity flow which is an introduction to electrical engineering. They build a simple circuit in the associated activity while determining the difference between parallel and series circuits. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the composition and practical application of parallel circuitry, compared to series circuitry. They design and build parallel circuits and investigate their characteristics, and apply Ohm's law. They recognize that electrical engineers, materials scientists/engineers, mechanical engineers, and physicists contribute to the development of electronic technologies. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students investigate the concept of electricity. They conduct the research using the internet and other resources if deemed necessary. Students create a question that is specifically related to the research to ignite higher order thinking skills. Then students discuss questions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students build a robot out of a 3-¿¿ inch floppy disk drive, two floppy disks, and some other miscellaneous supplies. They apply information they gather about electrical circuits from a web-based circuit design program. Full Review »
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