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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Turning on the Lights

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students learn the parts of a circuit, build series and parallel circuits, learn about insulators and conductors, and more in this interactive multimedia flipchart.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Conductors and Insulators

For Students 1st - 6th
Discover what materials make good conductors and insulators.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Go With the Flow

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners gain an understanding of the difference between electrical conductors and insulators, and experience recognizing a conductor by its material properties. In a hands-on activity, students build a conductivity tester to determine...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Testing for Electrical Conductivity Using Materials

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will understand that electricity moves through different circuits and discover what types of materials are conductors and insulators.
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University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Ohm's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains Ohm's Law and some facts related to it.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Understanding Electricity | Nasa Online

For Students 3rd - 5th
If you want to understand electricity, you first need to know a little about matter, atoms and electrons.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Changing Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan flipchart to review circuits. This unit consolidates Children's knowledge of materials which are electrical conductors, extends understanding of ways in which the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Put a Spark in It! Electricity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Uncountable times every day "with the merest flick of a finger"each one of us calls on electricity to do our bidding. What would your life be like without electricity? Students begin learning about electricity with an introduction to the...
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: The Mysterious Force

For Students 3rd - 8th
There is a secret mysterious force in your home right this very moment! Try these activities to first identify that force and then extend your knowledge of the force by investigating the other activities provided.
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Other

Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers: Science Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A great resource to discover fun new activities to use in your classroom. Activities are age-appropriate, and span several science topics.
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Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center: Build a Conductivity Tester [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Instructions on how to build an instrument that can be used to test which materials are conductors and which are insulators, in order to bridge a gap in an electrical circuit.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Electricity

For Students 4th - 8th
Explore current electricity and different types of electric circuits.
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Channel 4 Learning

4 L: Science Essentials: Get Physical

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find a review of many aspects of the physical world. Simple explanations of electricity, gravity, and the solar system. Included are materials for teachers to use for enrichment.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Electricity 101

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the basic science of electricity. What is it and how it works.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Electrifying Energy

For Students K - 1st
This tutorial reviews over electrical energy.

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