Circuit Solutions

A circuit science activity

Grades 3-5 & 6-8

Overview

There’s a heat wave, and the cooling fans of Hot Town Elementary School aren’t working very well. Is there a way to make the fans run better to keep the school cool? Through exploration and investigations with circuits, students in this workshop design a solution to wire the building more effectively to transfer energy from its source to fans throughout the school.

Related Next Generation Science Standards

  • DCIs: PS3.A: Definitions of Energy; PS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
  • SEPs: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions; Developing and Using Models; Asking Questions
  • CCCs: Cause and Effect; Energy and Matter

Additional Info

Groups of up to 32 students 

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