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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

Workshop
EnrollmentGroups of 20-28 students
AvailabilityTuesday – Friday
60-75 minutes
CostWorkshop Full Rate:
$1,200 for two sessions (two-session minimum; same program on the same day)
$1,400 for three sessions (same program on the same day)
$1,550 for four sessions with prior approval
If 80 or more miles away, a $320 travel fee applies.

Workshop Title 1 Rate:
$840 for two sessions (two-session minimum; same program on the same day)
$980 for three sessions (same program on the same day)
$1085 for four sessions with prior approval
If 80 or more miles away, a $320 travel fee applies.

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