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Worksheet
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Fun with Circuits

For Students K - 2nd
What kinds of things need electricity to work? Kids draw the missing parts to three incomplete circuits in a worksheet about power and electricity. The science exploration asks them to build a circuit to a light bulb, but this might be a...
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Lesson Plan
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Experiment with electric circuits and conductivity. Young scientists will model and discuss how an electric circuit works. First they will draw a model of the flow of electrons and then build an actual circuit. Finally, they will explain...
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Activity
Museum of Science

Circuit Board

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Light up the solutions. By following a set of directions, pupils build a circuit board with six different circuits. Learners use the circuit board to create a matching activity by connecting the questions to the correct answers via a...
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Bonneville

A Simple Circuit

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Heat up a lesson on solar energy by building a circuit for a cooling fan. Given a solar module and a DC motor, scholars develop hypotheses for how to make the fan turn. They test out their hypotheses, and then draw a circuit diagram to...
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Lesson Plan
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Let's Get Connected!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A great lesson plan introduces your youngsters to electricity. They use internet links, streaming video, and engage in hands-on activities to understand what electricity is and how it works. They build a circuit board, and construct a...
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Lesson Plan
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Solar Kit Lesson #5 - Build a Simple Ammeter

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Emerging electricians build a simple ammeter for making measurements on an electric current. They test the placement of solar cells in both series and parallel circuits and examine the magnetic field produced by the movement of electrons...
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Lesson Plan
Consumers Energy

Circuits and the Flow of Electricity Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
I think I lost an electron. Are you sure? Yes, I'm positive! Starting with a hands-on demonstration and problem solving activity, young scientists define vocabulary related to circuitry and currents. Then they build their own circuits...
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PPT
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Electrical Circuits

For Teachers 8th - 10th
By following this PowerPoint, your class will gain many of the details needed to build correct and safe circuits.  The details in this clear set of slides are concise and are given in a logical sequence. The many examples will assist in...
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Interactive
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Flip-flop Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, learners design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of DC-AC circuit design before answering a series of 25 open-ended questions that include schematics. This worksheet is printable and...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Clipper and Clamper Circuits Clipper and Clamper Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical worksheet, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of circuit design including clipper and clamper circuits and  before answering a series of 21 open-ended questions that include analyzing...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Power Conversion Circuits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical activity, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of power conversion circuits before answering a series of 30 open-ended questions including analyzing schematics. This...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circuit Boards

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore circuits.  For this electricity science lesson, students build a circuit board after viewing a related PowerPoint presentation. Detailed instructions are included.
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Worksheet
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Performance-based Assessment for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students build a circuit based on schematic diagram and answer 33 problems about it. They make prediction before testing and compare it with the actual value.
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Lesson Plan
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Many Paths

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Interactive
Magic of Physics

Electric Circuits

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Teaching about circuits can be as easy as flipping a switch! Science scholars explore the world of electricity using a fun interactive. The resource uses drag-and-drop images to promote an understanding of circuit components, types of...
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Lab Resource
US Department of Energy

Electric Avenue: Parallel and Series Circuits

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Can you infer the wiring diagram of a series of lights based on their behavior alone? Scholars work with multiple boxes of four lights. They must flip the switch and decide how the lights are wired. By applying their knowledge of...
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Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Don't know how to make the initial connection on electric circuits? This lesson provides the background to present the introductory vocabulary to learning about electric circuits. It is organized in a meaningful progression with an...
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Bonneville

Introduction to Circuits

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Light up the class's knowledge. Pupils build a simple circuit using a battery, wire, and a light bulb and create a diagram of their circuit. The teacher provides a short lecture on a complete circuit, calling attention to the direction...
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Lesson Plan
Science Matters

Series Circuit and Switches

For Teachers 4th Standards
Lights out! Scholars build on their understanding of a simple circuit by adding a switch and creating schematic drawings. The eighth lesson in a series of 14 has pupils use everyday materials to create circuits and make observations as...
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Lesson Plan
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Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore electrical circuits. In this electrical circuit lesson, 4th graders research the history of the use of light and read a biography regarding Benjamin Franklin. Students the build basic circuits, series circuits and...
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Lesson Plan
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Experience the 5E Instructional Model with Electrical Circuits

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students build electrical circuits. In this lesson teaching pre-service teachers how to use the 5E instructional model, students use materials to explore how to create an electrical circuit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simply Circuitry and Series Circuit

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate a series circuit. In this physical science lesson, students use a battery, switch, and light bulbs to build an electrical circuit. Learners identify the standard symbols being used in electric circuitry.
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Interactive
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Series-Parallel DC Circuits Series and Parallel DC Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical learning exercise, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of series and parallel DC circuits before answering a series of 41 open-ended questions. Students interpret...
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PBS

Hidden Alarm

For Students 5th - 8th
It's time! The fourth lesson in a five-part series has teams of scholars build a circuit for an alarm. A switch lets them turn the alarm on and off and allows them to hide the alarm—just as long as they don't hide it in the classroom!