Grades: 6–9

Length: 60 minutes

Cost:

In-Person: $100

This workshop takes you from electrostatic charges to parallel circuits and beyond. Students will learn about simple and parallel circuits through hands-on activities and then have the opportunity to make their own circuits.

Virtual: $75

This electrifying workshop takes you from electrostatic charges to parallel circuits and beyond. Students will learn about simple and parallel circuits through hands-on activities using TinkerCAD and then have the opportunity to make their own circuits on the platform.

Curricular Connections:

Science 6: Understanding Electricity
- EL6.1: Assess the personal, societal, economic, and environmental impacts of electricity use in Saskatchewan and propose actions to reduce those impacts.
- EL6.2: Investigate the characteristics and applications of static electric charges, conductors, insulators, switches, and electromagnetism.
- EL6.3: Explain and model the properties of simple series and parallel circuits.
Science 9: Characteristics of Electricity
- CE9.1: Demonstrate and analyze the characteristics of static electric charge and current electricity, including historical and cultural understanding.
- CE9.2: Analyze the relationships that exist among voltage, current, and resistance in series and parallel circuits.
- CE9.4: Critical impacts of past, current, and possible future methods of small and large-scale electrical energy production and distribution in Saskatchewan