EnviroCircuits

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).

Forces

We won’t “force” you to have fun, but we bet you will in this hands-on, activity-based workshop! Budding physicists will investigate different materials, objects, and the forces that act on them. Both independently and in small groups, students will learn the basics of forces (gravity, friction, magnetism, and motion) and test “What happens if...?” in our interactive exploration lab.

Grades: Pre K–3

Length: 45 minutes

Capacity: 30 persons

Cost:

In-Person: $100

Curricular Connections: 

• Science K: Materials and Objects

  • MOK.1: Investigate the observable characteristics of familiar objects and materials in their environment.

• Science 1: Using Objects and Materials

  • OM1.1: Investigate the observable characteristics and uses of natural and constructed objects and materials in their environment.

• Science 2: Motion and Relative Position

  • MP2.2: Investigate factors, including friction, that affect the motion of natural and constructed objects, including oneself.

• Science 3: Structures and Materials

  • SM3.1: Investigate the properties of materials and methods of joinery used in structures.

Virtual Workshop Supplies:

The Saskatchewan Science Centre provides everything needed for in-person workshops at the Science Centre. If you are doing this workshop virtually, you will be required to gather the following supplies ahead of time:

The teacher will require:

• 1 empty plastic bottle (one that can be dropped)

• 1 plastic water bottle filled with water (to be dropped)

• Each bottle should be the same size

Each student will require:

• Eraser

• Pencil

• Straw

• Paper

• Colouring materials

• Tape 

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