At a glance
Circuits is a two-visit project of 60 or 75 minutes for grades 1 to 9 that reveals the mysteries of electricity, from the light bulb to the integrated circuit. Students first learn the difference between series and parallel circuits.
They then use SNAP-ON® electronics kits to build more and more complex circuits, make clocks and take over the AM waves of a real radio to broadcast their own music.
From the biggest to the smallest, the mysteries of electricity will be revealed…
In these 2 workshops, young electronics experts build electrical circuits, from simple to more and more complex, going from the light bulb all the way to the integrated circuit!
They start by learning the difference between series and parallel circuits, then use the amazing SNAP-ON® electronics kits.
You will be impressed as they build clocks and take over the AM waves of a real radio to broadcast their own music.
Electronic components will hold no more secrets for them!
How it runs:
Visit 1: Electrical circuits (60 or 75 minutes).
Visit 2: Electronics (60 or 75 minutes).
Learning goals (elementary)
- Understand what electricity is.
- Use the parts of simple and complex circuits (wire, bulb, power source, switch).
- Understand what the different Snap On® electronic components do.
- Understand how series and parallel circuits work and what they are used for.
- Read diagrams that use symbols.
- Think through mistakes to find their cause.
Learning goals (secondary)
- Describe the energy transformations that happen when electronic devices run.
- Assemble electrical and electronic components from a circuit diagram and describe what each one does.
- Tell alternating current from direct current.
