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EnviroCircuits

In this workshop students will learn about simple and parallel circuits through hands-on activities. Make your own circuit and power it using a variety of renewable energy sources.

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.

Grades: 6–9

Length: 45 minutes

Capacity: 30 persons

Cost:

In-Person: $100

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

This workshop is presented by the
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS).

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