Exploring Electrical Circuits (3rd-5th)

Teacher: Donna Neely

Description: This is a hands-on class where students will learn about and build simple, parallel and series circuits, switches, circuit testers, circuit breakers, bulbs and fuses. They will also learn how to read and draw circuit diagrams, test conductors and investigate resistance. Students will also begin to learn how to record their data and interpret it with simple lab report worksheets. (They will not be graded.)

Class Length: 12 weeks

Prerequisites: none

Book: none

Supplies: Pencil, glue sticks, colored pencils, scissors, folder for handouts

Fee: $20