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Mrs Rae

Electricity simulator

Grades: 4th Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade
Subjects: Science

Student Instructions

Click on the link to go to the PHET website and experiment with creating your own circuits: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc The first two slides give you a step-by-step guide of what to click on. The slide after gives you examples of circuits you can have a go at building. You can explore and see what you can remember from your science lessons, and see if you can find out something new! Click add For each page, predict whether you think the card is a circuit or not. Try to give reasons why. Use label, pen or pencil to give your reasons. Create the circuit card in the simulator. Does it work or not? Why/why not? Use label, pen or pencil to write whether it worked or not in the larger box. Give reasons! Use upload to upload a picture of the circuit (optional) Use mic to tell us about it (optional) Click check when you have finished.

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