Electricity and Electronics with Tinkercad

Use Tinkercad’s free circuit design portal. Use simulated electronic components. Teach basic science concepts related to electricity and electronics. Construct basic to elaborate circuits.

In the book, you will learn how to use a breadboard to assemble electronic components. Breadboards are often used to develop prototypes of circuits. You will learn how to create a closed circuit using a power source, LED, and switches. Assemble a circuit with a push-button and another with a switch. You will learn how a resistor is used in a circuit to limit the amount of current sent to components.

Teach and reinforce concepts related to voltage, current, and resistance. Learn about voltage tolerances in components like LEDs. Understand how a resistor prevents damage to components. Understand the difference between voltage and current. Follow along with step by step instructions. There are lots of illustrations that demonstrate important steps in the process.

Micro:bit An Introduction

In these lessons you will use the Micro:bit simulator to create a coin toss game and a dice game. Use these games to teach randomness and probability. The skills learned in the simulator are fully applicable to the physical Micro:bit.

Math and Science with mBot robot

Use the mBot and a simple piece of code. With one code block and at least one mBot we have the basic tools needed to teach motion, velocity, and acceleration. You will need an mBot and measuring tape.

Tinkercad Circuits

This issue reviews the assembly of a basic circuit with an LED and push button. We compare the use of a push-button and a switch in the same circuit. The lesson emphasizes how closed circuits work and the flow of current through a circuit. The circuit uses a resistor to limit the amount of current flowing through the LED. The resistor demonstrates how we limit the flow of current through a circuit. Students understand that current is something that flows through a circuit event if we can’t see it flowing.