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Thomas Edison: The "Invention Process"
Middle schoolers work in collaborative groups to research the inventive process and create a technological advancement for today.
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3-D Magnetic Field
Students create a magnetic field. In this investigative instructional activity students design their own magnetic field so that they can see how magnetism and electricity work.
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Static Electricity
In this static electricity worksheet, students use balloons, flannel cloths, and a plastic bag to create static electricity. Students then fill out 3 tables and answer 3 short answer questions.
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Simple Electrical Circuits
Students construct a simple electrical circuit. In this electrical circuit lesson, students use a cell battery, bulb, and wire to construct a simple circuit. Students read about switches, circuits, and electricity in Electro Wiz...
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As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and You
Students get acquainted with the basics of wind energy. In this engineering lesson students describe how wind is generated, analyze the transformations of energy, and demonstrate how electricity is generated using wind power.
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Handwriting About Famous Scientists
In this handwriting about famous scientists instructional activity, students trace over a sentence about Thomas Edison and his inventions to practice their printing.
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Physics Quiz
For this physics worksheet, students complete short answer questions about physics concepts such as electricity, space, light, and more. Students complete 20 short answer questions.
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Static Electricity
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to examine static electricity and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Is Electricity Safe?
In this scientific investigation activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine the safety of electricity and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Light the Bulb
Students explore electricity. For this power experiment lesson, students determine what is required for lighting a bulb. Students develop an understanding of open and closed circuits, and how energy is formed
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Conductors and Insulators Experiment
In this conductors and insulators experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment that tests which common materials are conductors or insulators.
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Switched Circuit Experiment
For this switched circuit experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to build a simple circuit with batteries, light bulbs and paper clips.
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Changing Circuits
Students study how bulbs work by studying a series circuit and its components. In this electricity study lesson, students complete a SmartBoard online activity to study a bulb light in an electrical circuit. Students discuss what would...
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Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
Students draw series and parallel electrical circuits. In this electromagnet instructional activity, students describe how current changes depend on circuit components. Students use an OHT of a series and parallel circuit to...
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Mapping Electricity
Students complete Internet research and use their map reading skills to learn about how the United States creates and uses electricity in different states. In this energy sources lesson, students study the mini map of energy usage...
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Products of an Electrical Engineer
Students explore products made by an electrical engineer. In this engineering lesson, students complete two worksheets identifying products made by an electrical engineer.
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Aurora Borealis
Students read background information about the Aurora Borealis and complete a science experiment based on the lights. In this Aurora Borealis lesson, students read information about the formation and background of the Aurora Borealis....
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Energy Conversion in Electricity – Resistors and Circuits
Learners explore electrical energy. In this electricity lesson plan, students design and build a large circuit in order to determine whether circuit size correlates with the light of a bulb.
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Electromagnets
Students improve their science skills by designing an experiment for the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In this science skills lesson plan, students discuss the scientific method and use the given materials to complete...
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You Light Up My House
Middle schoolers explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this electricity lesson, students consider way to reduce the energy that they use as they chart and analyze their own electricity usage.
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Energy in the Home
In this energy use worksheet, students read about kilowatts and solve 2 problems. They find the costs to run certain electrical items for a given amount of time and they determine the electricity consumption of an accelerator that runs...
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What is electrical energy?
Young scholars distinguish between items with and without energy. In this energy lesson, students understand that natural resources power electrical apparatus and that energy needs to be saved.
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Lightning
Students investigate lightning. For this lightning lesson, students demonstrate how static electricity is in the air by observing how a balloon reacts to a charge.
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A Simple Circuit
In this circuit components activity, learners cut out the pictures of the circuit components. Students paste the pictures to create a simple circuit and label the pictures.