Micron Technology Foundation
Electricity
Conduct four electrifying electricity experiments that challenge young scientists to explore positive and negative charges and magnetic fields without the shock.
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Electrical Circuits
For this electrical circuits worksheet, students read a text and examine a diagram to learn the parts of a simple electric circuit. Students then answer 6 questions about electrical circuits. This is an online interactive worksheet.
US Department of Energy
Electric Avenue: Parallel and Series Circuits
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...
NASA
Providing Light for Your Plants
Using a guided lesson, pupils learn about what it takes to make a circuit along with a switch. They build a complete circuit under the direction from the teacher and identify each of the elements of the circuit. Scholars then learn to...
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Simplicity of Electricity
Students examine how to make an electrical circuit. They listen to a teacher led discussion, design a switch to control a circuit, and construct a signaling device.
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Calculus for electric circuits
In this circuits worksheet students complete a series of questions on equations, robotics and integration. There is an answer sheet.
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Can You See the Light?
Third and fourth graders use this worksheet to help them draw their own version of a fully functioning circuit. They see the battery, the light bulb, and two wires with clips. They must draw the complete circuit, using these elements, on...
Bonneville
Introduction to Circuits
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...
DiscoverE
Circuits Activity Packet Grades: 6-12
Generate a buzz about circuits. Scholars conduct four activities to learn about electric circuits. They create dance pads that buzz and flash when stepped on, build hidden alarms, design creatures with eyes that flash, and take part in...
PBS
Hands-On Engineering Challenges to Bolster Your Electricity, Sound, and Force Units
Need some activities to go along with your unit? A collection of hands-on activities from PBS offers opportunities to add to your electricity, sound, and force units. The electricity activities revolve around building a pinball-type...
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Let's Get Connected!
A great instructional activity 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...
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Simply Circuitry and Series Circuit
Students investigate a series circuit. In this physical science activity, students use a battery, switch, and light bulbs to build an electrical circuit. Students identify the standard symbols being used in electric circuitry.
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Negative Feedback Op-Amp Circuits
In this electrical learning exercise, students design and build a op-amp model to grasp the understanding of op-amp circuits before answering a series of 21 open-ended questions that include schematics. This learning exercise is...
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Op-amp Oscillator Circuits
In this electrical worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a Op-amp model to grasp the understanding of oscillator circuits before answering a series of 16 open-ended questions. Students analyze schematics in order to...
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Nonlinear Op-amp Circuits
In this electrical worksheet, learners draw a schematic design and build a Op-amp model to grasp the understanding of non-linear op-amp circuits before answering a series of 17 open-ended questions. Students will analyze schematics in...
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Binary Math Circuits
In this electronics worksheet, students perform mathematical operations using binary circuits to answer 11 questions. They explain and analyze schematic diagrams given.
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Digital Display Circuits
In this physics worksheet, students solve and write short answers to 15 questions on segment decoder circuits. They interpret and analyze schematic diagrams and answer questions that follow.
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Performance-based Assessments for AC circuit Competencies
In this electronics worksheet, students predict the behavior of 51 circuits and compare their prediction with actual values. They make the necessary corrections when values don't match.
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Open-Loop Op-Amp Circuits
In this electrical learning exercise, students design and build a op-amp model to show understanding after answering a series of 18 open-ended questions that include analyzing schematics. This learning exercise is printable and there are...
Rochester Institute of Technology
Electrical Energy
My friend told me how electricity is measured and I was like Watt! In the hands-on activity, learners explore electricity by building circuits, both parallel and series. They also determine how increasing the number of light bulbs and...
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Exploring Electricity - Four Activities
These are four classic activities used for instructing upper elementary electricians. The first involves experimenting with the Van de Graaff generator. The second is a series of hands-on experiences with static. In the third activity,...
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Build Your Own Simple DC Motor
Students, after brainstorming how we interact with some kind of motor every day in our lives, explore how to build their own DC motor. They collect all the parts needed for their experiment and review all safety precautions. In addition,...
PBS
Hidden Alarm
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!
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Solar Kit Lesson #5 - Build a Simple Ammeter
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...