The Math Behind Circuits
Grades 4-6 Two 60-minute sessions Physical Science
The Math Behind Circuits
Explore different types of circuits and make calculations to gain practical skills in building, visualizing, and understanding circuits.
Resources
Lab Connection: Simplicity of Electricity
Objectives:
- Create circuits and draw circuit diagrams.
- Explore how voltage works in parallel and series circuits.
- Make calculations of voltage and milliamp hours.
The Tech Challenge
This resource was developed to prepare students for the 2019 Tech Challenge. Each year The Tech Challenge invites teams of students in Grades 4-12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem.
Learn about this year's Tech Challenge.
Standards alignment
- Science and Engineering Practices
- Cross Cutting Concepts
- English Language Arts: Reading
- Mathematics: Expressions and Equations
- Mathematics: Measurement and Data
- Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
