All circuits are not created equal! Building on the previous lessons in the Crash Course series, the 29th lesson explains how electric current flows through a circuit. It spends equal time discussing both series and parallel circuits.

Concepts

batteries, resistors, voltage, series circuits, parallel circuits, the law of conservation of energy, circuits, electric circuits

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use to introduce the characteristics of resistors
• Follow the video with a lab investigation exploring both conductors and resistors

Classroom Considerations

• Record new vocabulary and examples in a concept map

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides an option for closed captioning to aid in note taking
• Visuals and animations help students understand complex topics

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7