Description
Make Electric Circuits Click with This Hands-On Investigation! Help students discover how electric circuits work through an engaging, inquiry-based lab! In this Electricity & Circuits Lab, students build and compare series and parallel circuits, investigate how electricity flows through a circuit, and explain why bulbs behave differently in each type of circuit.
Students begin by creating a simple circuit with the fewest possible materials, then build both series and parallel circuits to observe how electrical current travels through different pathways. Finally, they apply their understanding to explain why homes are wired using parallel circuits.
Available in both printable and digital formats, this low-prep resource is perfect for classroom instruction, science centers, and one-to-one devices.
Students Will:
- Build a simple electrical circuit
- Construct and compare series and parallel circuits
- Observe how electrical current flows through a circuit
- Investigate what happens when a connection is broken
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of each circuit type
- Explain why homes use parallel circuits
- Draw circuit diagrams
- Support conclusions with evidence from their investigations
What’s Included:
- 1 PDF Teacher Directions/Answer Key
- 1 PDF Student Lab Sheet – Full Size 8.5″x11″
- 1 PDF Student Lab Sheet – ISN Size 5.5″x8.5″ (Two on one page saves paper)
- 1 Editable PPT Student lab sheet
- 1 PPT Teacher Review Slides
Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY
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This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
