Essential Questions:

1) What evidence can you find that energy is being transferred from place to place through electricity?

2) How can a device convert one type of energy to another?

Learning Outcomes:

1) Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

2) Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.*

Using this kit, students will explore the world of Circuitry. Lessons begin with Snap Circuit projects. Projects include wiring a circuit to light a light bulb, create a noise, or run a motor. The lessons progress through using resistors and switches to complete complex tasks.

Grade Levels 3-8

Standards: NGSS PS3-2, PS3-4

Related PEs and Bundles:

4-PS3-4 Energy, 4-PS3 Energy, 4.Energy

Disciplinary Core Idea:

PS3B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer;

PS3D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life

Suggested # of days: 5-7; 45 min. sessions