Description
This project guides students through the engineering design process to design and build a circuit box. This is best done as a culminating activity after students have learned about series and/or parallel circuits. As long as students have the supplies needed, this can be done in class or at home in groups, pairs, or individually.
Includes
- Teacher guide
- Step by step student guide using the engineering design process
- Printable student guide
- Digital student guide using Google Slides
- Visual examples
- Grading rubric
Each project will need:
- A cardboard box
- Supplies to decorate
- Christmas lights cut with ends stripped
- Electrical tape
- Electrical wire about 4-8 inches long with ends stripped
- 9 V battery
- 1 washer
- 1 paperclip
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3rd - 6th
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Standards
NGSS4-PS3-4
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
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Description
This project guides students through the engineering design process to design and build a circuit box. This is best done as a culminating activity after students have learned about series and/or parallel circuits. As long as students have the supplies needed, this can be done in class or at home in groups, pairs, or individually.
Includes
- Teacher guide
- Step by step student guide using the engineering design process
- Printable student guide
- Digital student guide using Google Slides
- Visual examples
- Grading rubric
Each project will need:
- A cardboard box
- Supplies to decorate
- Christmas lights cut with ends stripped
- Electrical tape
- Electrical wire about 4-8 inches long with ends stripped
- 9 V battery
- 1 washer
- 1 paperclip
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.
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Great end of unit resource to help student display their knowledge.
I can not express how much my students loved making these! Great resource to have!
Great resource! Easy to implement into my lesson plan! My students love it!
My students really enjoyed this project. The Circuit Box Design Project is a stellar example of hands-on, practical learning that not only reinforces theoretical concepts but also fosters creativity and critical thinking. As an educator, I found this project to be an exceptional culminating activity, especially following lessons on series and/or parallel circuits.
The strength of this project lies in its adherence to the engineering design process. It provides a structured framework that guides students from ideation to execution, allowing them to apply their understanding of circuitry in a real-world context. The flexibility in allowing students to work individually, in pairs, or in groups accommodates different learning styles and encourages collaboration.
All of my students really enjoyed using this. Thank you!
Great resource!
My students are enjoying working on this project. I thought the steps could be a little more specific but either than that, a fun project for students to learn about series and parallel circuits.
I used this resource in my multi-grade classroom, and the students who weren't using it were asking when it was their turn. Very engaging.
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NGSS4-PS3-4
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. Examples of devices could include electric circuits that convert electrical energy into motion energy of a vehicle, light, or sound; and, a passive solar heater that converts light into heat. Examples of constraints could include the materials, cost, or time to design the device. Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
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