Alabama Learning Exchange
Magnet Mania
Young scholars explain how magnets can be used to make some things move without being touched. They explore that electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic effects. They create an electronic poster about magnet...
Curated OER
OHM's Law
Students study the relationship between current, voltage and resistance in a series circuit. In this investigative instructional activity students watch a demonstration and see how voltage is measured and see what OHM's law...
Curated OER
Swamp Thing
Students create a build-it-yourself boat that runs on two small electric motors. Swamp Thing has an electronic brain that can be controlled and steered with a flashlight.
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Investigation: Concept Mapping Fuels
After reading an article, "Fuels for Everything," collaborative groups create a concept map poster of the transportation and non-transportation fuels. This makes a strong introduction to the different types of fuels used for transportion...
Curated OER
We're Recording
Learners record their experiments or lessons using a video camera. In this technology instructional activity, students explain to the camera what they have learned. They watch these together to help reinforce a instructional activity.
Curated OER
A Guide (on the Side) to Physics
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concepts related to the study of Physics. They participate in class discussion and list common misconceptions of Physics. Students write and discuss the problem of Science...
Curated OER
TE Lesson: Navigating at the Speed of Satellites
Students study the basic concepts of the Global Positioning System and how it increases the accuracy of navigation. They examine trilateration and how the speed of light is used to calculate distances.
Curated OER
Insulators and Conductors
Fourth graders experiment to discover which items are conductors and which items are insulators. In this insulators and conductors lesson plan, 4th graders experiment and create a T-Chart. Students are assessed on the...
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Make a Circuit Board
Step-by-step illustrated instructions showing how to build a circuit board using everyday materials.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Tinkering Studio: Circuit Boards
Some history behind the function of the circuit board, with a guided activity guide for students to download.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Electric Circuits: Circuit Builder
Students manipulate this virtual electronic circuit board where they can add resistors, light bulbs, wires, and ammeters to build a circuit, explore Ohm's law, and compare and contrast series, parallel, and combination circuits. Three...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electronic Circuits
Kids learn about electronic circuits in the science of electricity and physics including schematics, power, ground, components, and the printed circuit board.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to Electricity by Creating a Light Up Quiz Board
In this activity, students will learn how to create a simple circuit. They will create a matching quiz board that will light up when the correct pair is selected using electricity vocabulary from the text.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: How Do Breadboards Work?
See how a breadboard electrical circuit works.
Other
Bsi Education: Electronics
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students examine electronics through a variety of activities. Some topics investigated are circuit...