http://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_electricity/cub_electricity_lesson05.xmllessontext/xmlIntegrated Teaching and Learning Program, electricitycircuitseries circuitcircuit diagramparallel circuitresistorACDCcurrentlight bulbAlternating current (AC)Circuit diagramDirect current (DC)LoadParallel circuitResistorSeries circuit

Students learn that charge movement through a circuit depends on the resistance and arrangement of the circuit components. In a hands-on activity, students build and investigate the characteristics of series circuits. In another activity, students design and build a flashlight.

The circuit diagram is the language of electrical design and engineering. These diagrams are maps that anyone can read to see how to build the circuit. When engineers design or build any electrical circuit they either create a new circuit diagram or use an existing one. Interpreting circuit diagrams is an essential skill for electrical and many other types of engineer. Once built, these electrical circuits are used to light our houses, power computers, run cars, and pretty much every modern device that uses electricity. Describe how current changes in a series circuit when a light bulb ior battery is added or removed from the circuit Understand that chemical energy in a battery is converted to electrical energy in a circuit, which is converted to thermal energy and light in a light bulb. Describe the connections among representations of circuit symbols. Find the voltage of batteries connected in series by summing the individual batteries' voltages. 50TeachEngineering.orgXochitl Zamora ThompsonSabre DurenJoe FriedrichsenDaria Kotys-SchwartzMalinda Schaefer ZarskeDenise Carlsonhttp://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae427.cfmHewitt, Paul G. Conceptual Physics. 8th Edition. New York, NY: Addison Publishing Co., 1998. Raloff, Janet. “Must we pull the plug?” Science News. October 25, 1997. http://www.msnbc.com/news/520385.asphttp://www.geocities.com/~stuarts1031/flashlight.htmlhttp://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/06/44516S11416DAInternational_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyC. Various relationships exist between technology and other fields of study.35S11417D7International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyD. Tools, machines, products, and systems use energy in order to do work.35S11424F4ColoradoScienceb. Show that electricity in circuits requires a complete loop through which current can pass 44S11426E8ColoradoMathd. Find the unknown in simple equations44S11424F5ColoradoSciencec. Describe the energy transformation that takes place in electrical circuits where light, heat, sound, and magnetic effects are produced 44United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2010-08-234Teacher