Eleventh graders learn how electric circuits carry energy, from the current that flows to the voltage that drives it and the resistance that opposes it, and how series and parallel paths differ.
Students will be able to…
Flip a switch and a light comes on instantly. What is actually flowing in the wires, what drives it, and why does the way a circuit is wired change everything?
Project this and match each circuit term to what it means — tap a term, then tap its meaning.
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Why does one dead bulb in some strings kill them all, but not in others?
Students match each circuit term to its meaning.
Students relate voltage, current, resistance.
Students sketch a working circuit.
Students reflect on the two wiring types.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (High School Life Science).
Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another.
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field.
Create a computational model to calculate the change in energy of one component in a system.
Use units as a way to understand problems and guide the solution of circuit calculations.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students draw one series circuit and one parallel circuit, label the current, voltage source, and resistors, and note how each behaves if one bulb fails. A printable circuits worksheet is in the Science library.
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