National Geographic
National Geographic: Building Circuits
In this lesson, students build series and parallel circuits and test their conductivity. Includes handouts with diagrams, and a vocabulary list with definitions.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Chart of Electrical Symbols With Their Meanings
A useful list of electrical symbols that are used in schematic diagrams. Each symbol is accompanied by its name and a caption stating its function.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Series Circuits
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using diagrams, video clips, and informational text, students learn how electrical current flows through a series circuit.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hands on Activity: Designing a Thermostat
By building a basic thermostat, students will explore basic circuitry and electricity. The thermostat built out of a breadboard, temperature sensor chip, amplifier, and battery creates a linear relationship between temperature of the...