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Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity
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The Circuit Challenges Activity is a printable version of the extension from the Currents & Circuits 2 Google Form virtual lab lesson. This fun activity has .. "potential" -- so I plan to add to it in the future. Until then, enjoy this simple digital/printable handout enrichment activity using the PhET Circuit Construction Kit: DC simulation where students can complete circuit challenges. Choose either a checklist or numbered format.

*This resource is NOT a lesson in itself, it is meant to be a FUN enrichment activity for early finishers using the PhET circuit builder simulation. Please see preview of the handout to view the nature of the questions.

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Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges

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Circuit Challenge examples are breaking a fuse, making a circuit using only the pencil for wire, making a heart circuit, etc...

Student Version - Noneditable & ready to assign digitally

Teacher Version - Editable

Minimal Prep - Digitally Ready to assign to an LMS or print

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Included is a Google Drive Folder that contains the following files:

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  1. Teacher - Editable Handout - numbered format or checklist format - 2 pages + TOU
  2. Student - Digital/Print Handout - 1 pages

*This resource will remain discounted until it is updated. :)

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Currents & Circuits "Series" Resource Guide:

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Aligned with NGSS PS2-3

A series of 2 consecutive virtual lab lessons with a self-grading google form and supplementary lab guides, vocabulary notes, and interactive handouts. Everything is needed for input with notes, investigation, assessment, and an extension. By the end, students will be able to identify factors that affect the strength of the electric current. Choose a couple of resources or bundle them!

Currents & Circuits 1 - Intro Lesson & Virtual Lab

"What are electric currents and how do circuits differ?"

Input - Notes - Investigate

  1. Currents & Circuits 1 - Guided/Non-Guided Vocabulary Notes (Notes only)
  2. Currents & Circuits 1 - Google Form Lesson (Google Form only)
  3. Currents & Circuits 1 - DUO BUNDLE (both Google Form & notes together)

Currents & Circuits 2 Lesson - Investigate 4 Variables & Construct Explanations

"What affects the strength of electric current?" (NGSS PS2-3)

Investigate - Analyze - Assess - Extension

  1. Currents & Circuits 2 - PhET Lab Interactive Lab Guide (Complete Lab Guide)
  2. Currents & Circuits 2 - Google Form Lesson (includes a shortened version of lab guide specifically for the Google form - still optional to use.)
  3. Currents & Circuits 2 - Circuit Challenges Extension (printable version of the extension section in the C&C2 google form)
  4. Currents & Circuits 2 - DUO BUNDLE (Complete Lab Guide + Extension)
  5. Currents & Circuits 2 -TRIO BUNDLE (Google Form, Complete Lab Guide + Extension)

Currents & Circuits 1 & 2 BUNDLE - All resources bundled with a 20% discount!

The Bundle is best for ...

  • Teachers needing to differentiate digital and printable formats for IEP accommodations or teaching concurrently
  • Teachers wanting more flexibility in formatting to modify activities (shorten, lengthen, change sequencing, etc..)
  • Teachers wanting access to all updates in the series at no additional cost

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Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges Extension Activity

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A self grading, virtual lab using a preloaded Google Form! Includes a printable google form key, 2 formats of lab guides (can complete with or without the form) & lab guide key! Students use the PhET simulation and lab guide to build and test circuits to determine factors that affect the strengt
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The Currents & Circuits "Series" is a line of 2 consecutive virtual PhET lab circuit building lessons, with 2 self grading google forms, supplementary lab guides, vocabulary notes and interactive handouts. Everything is needed for learning input with notes, investigations, assessment and an exte
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Students will answer the guiding question, "What factors affect the strength of electric currents?" Students use this lab handout as a lab guide to test the 4 factors that affect the strength of electric current given (voltage, length of wire, type of material and wire diameter) and their relationsh
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Description

The Circuit Challenges Activity is a printable version of the extension from the Currents & Circuits 2 Google Form virtual lab lesson. This fun activity has .. "potential" -- so I plan to add to it in the future. Until then, enjoy this simple digital/printable handout enrichment activity using the PhET Circuit Construction Kit: DC simulation where students can complete circuit challenges. Choose either a checklist or numbered format.

*This resource is NOT a lesson in itself, it is meant to be a FUN enrichment activity for early finishers using the PhET circuit builder simulation. Please see preview of the handout to view the nature of the questions.

= = = = = = = = = = ===== = = = = = = = = = = =

Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab Circuit Challenges

= = = = = = = = = = ===== = = = = = = = = = = =

Circuit Challenge examples are breaking a fuse, making a circuit using only the pencil for wire, making a heart circuit, etc...

Student Version - Noneditable & ready to assign digitally

Teacher Version - Editable

Minimal Prep - Digitally Ready to assign to an LMS or print

= = = = = = = = = = ===== = = = = = = = = = = =

Included is a Google Drive Folder that contains the following files:

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  1. Teacher - Editable Handout - numbered format or checklist format - 2 pages + TOU
  2. Student - Digital/Print Handout - 1 pages

*This resource will remain discounted until it is updated. :)

= = = = = = = = = = ===== = = = = = = = = = = =

Currents & Circuits "Series" Resource Guide:

= = = = = = = = = = ===== = = = = = = = = = = =

Aligned with NGSS PS2-3

A series of 2 consecutive virtual lab lessons with a self-grading google form and supplementary lab guides, vocabulary notes, and interactive handouts. Everything is needed for input with notes, investigation, assessment, and an extension. By the end, students will be able to identify factors that affect the strength of the electric current. Choose a couple of resources or bundle them!

Currents & Circuits 1 - Intro Lesson & Virtual Lab

"What are electric currents and how do circuits differ?"

Input - Notes - Investigate

  1. Currents & Circuits 1 - Guided/Non-Guided Vocabulary Notes (Notes only)
  2. Currents & Circuits 1 - Google Form Lesson (Google Form only)
  3. Currents & Circuits 1 - DUO BUNDLE (both Google Form & notes together)

Currents & Circuits 2 Lesson - Investigate 4 Variables & Construct Explanations

"What affects the strength of electric current?" (NGSS PS2-3)

Investigate - Analyze - Assess - Extension

  1. Currents & Circuits 2 - PhET Lab Interactive Lab Guide (Complete Lab Guide)
  2. Currents & Circuits 2 - Google Form Lesson (includes a shortened version of lab guide specifically for the Google form - still optional to use.)
  3. Currents & Circuits 2 - Circuit Challenges Extension (printable version of the extension section in the C&C2 google form)
  4. Currents & Circuits 2 - DUO BUNDLE (Complete Lab Guide + Extension)
  5. Currents & Circuits 2 -TRIO BUNDLE (Google Form, Complete Lab Guide + Extension)

Currents & Circuits 1 & 2 BUNDLE - All resources bundled with a 20% discount!

The Bundle is best for ...

  • Teachers needing to differentiate digital and printable formats for IEP accommodations or teaching concurrently
  • Teachers wanting more flexibility in formatting to modify activities (shorten, lengthen, change sequencing, etc..)
  • Teachers wanting access to all updates in the series at no additional cost

=================================

My mission is to support science teachers with high-quality learning resources that increase teacher efficiency, student engagement, and classroom flow.

If you appreciate the level of detail (and love ♥ ) put into this product, please show your support by clicking to follow my store and be the first to grab discounts on my new resource drops & freebies!

Keep an eye out as I am frequently adding new goodies as I continue to build my store. New products are 50% off for the first 48 hours!

You can also show your support by leaving valuable feedback about what you specifically liked & a quick rating! This helps me determine the best resources for you AND earns you bonus TpT credits! *Click here to see how TpT credits work

Thank you for stopping and I hope you enjoy!

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Rated 1 out of 5
March 14, 2025
These challenges don't really address concepts of circuit building such as series and parallel circuits. Creating circuits in different shapes is more of an art project. This might be fine if the item description were more detailed to indicate the correct grade level (this is like elementary school), but I had to spend the money in order to find out that the circuit challenges were not appropriate for high school students.
William K.
43 reviews
Grades taught: 9th
Flow State Science
Response from
Flow State Science
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Mar 14, 2025

Hi William, I'm sorry this wasn't what you expected. This particular resource is the printable extension activity for early finishers to the Currents & Circuits 2 lesson, not a lesson in itself. If you are seeking a lesson which covers circuit types, you would want the Currents & Circuit 1 lesson and lab. The description shows the lesson sequence for learning and you can see examples of the questions in the preview and description. I have taken your feedback for consideration and will update the description so this doesn't happen again. Thank you and take care.

Rated 5 out of 5
March 29, 2022
Great resource for electricity!
Kelly C.
587 reviews
Grades taught: 11th
Flow State Science
Response from
Flow State Science
(TPT Seller)
Mar 29, 2022
Thank you for the positive feedback-- I am so glad you found it helpful!

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NGSSHS-PS3-2
Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motion of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects). Examples of phenomena at the macroscopic scale could include the conversion of kinetic energy to thermal energy, the energy stored due to position of an object above the earth, and the energy stored between two electrically-charged plates. Examples of models could include diagrams, drawings, descriptions, and computer simulations.
NGSSMS-PS2-3
Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. Examples of devices that use electric and magnetic forces could include electromagnets, electric motors, or generators. Examples of data could include the effect of the number of turns of wire on the strength of an electromagnet, or the effect of increasing the number or strength of magnets on the speed of an electric motor. Assessment about questions that require quantitative answers is limited to proportional reasoning and algebraic thinking.
NGSSMS-PS3-2
Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system. Emphasis is on relative amounts of potential energy, not on calculations of potential energy. Examples of objects within systems interacting at varying distances could include: the Earth and either a roller coaster cart at varying positions on a hill or objects at varying heights on shelves, changing the direction/orientation of a magnet, and a balloon with static electrical charge being brought closer to a classmate’s hair. Examples of models could include representations, diagrams, pictures, and written descriptions of systems. Assessment is limited to two objects and electric, magnetic, and gravitational interactions.
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