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Electric Gameboards
Learners explore the properties of electricity. In this electricity lesson, students construct an electric game board circuit using their knowledge of a series electrical circuit. Learners develop game ideas based on current...
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Can You See the Light?
Third and fourth graders use this worksheet to help them draw their own version of a fully functioning circuit. They see the battery, the light bulb, and two wires with clips. They must draw the complete circuit, using these elements, on...
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Fun with Circuits
What kinds of things need electricity to work? Kids draw the missing parts to three incomplete circuits in a learning exercise about power and electricity. The science exploration asks them to build a circuit to a light bulb, but this...
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Electricity and Food: From Glowing Pickles in Citrus Batteries
Fifth graders explore electrical concepts and host a guest speaker. This lesson sets up guidelines for students to follow when they have a guest speaker. Students are primed to become actively involved in a lecture or discussion, while...
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Circuits and Conductors
Students explore electricity by completing Internet activities. In this physical science lesson plan, students identify an electric circuit and describe the characteristics of conductors, giving examples as well. Students...
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The Path of Electrons
Students engage in an interactive "hot potato" demonstration to gain an appreciation for the flow of electrons through a circuit. They role play the different parts of a simple circuit and send small items representing electrons (paper...
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Ohm's Law I
Students work to increase the intensity of a light bulb by testing batteries in series and parallel circuits. They analyze Ohm's Law, power, parallel and series circuits, and ways to measure voltage and current.
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Electricity
In this electricity learning exercise, learners complete 4 activities where they draw diagrams and answer short answer questions by researching electrical circuits.
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Electricity for Kids! It's Shocking!
Students investigate the world of electricity by completing a KWL sheet. In this energy lesson, students view PowerPoint presentations about electricity, who invented it, and how it is used today. Students define several electricity...
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Electromagnets
Students explore electricity by completing a scientific worksheet in class. In this electromagnetism lesson plan, students discuss the history of magnets and how electromagnets are most commonly used in our daily lives. Students complete...
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Electromagnetism - Transformers
Students build small circuits using transformers. In this electromagnetism lesson plan, students will show that transformers increase voltage which leads to an increase in current. An ammeter and the brightness of a light bulb will be...
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Protecting Treasures
Students explore electricity by creating an alarm. In this circuitry activity, students analyze a diagram of a circuit based alarm which detects sunlight. Students utilize electrical equipment to recreate the circuit and practice using...
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On The Light Side
Kindergartners identify different sources of light in a science activity. They view pictures of a flashlight, a match, and a lamp, among others, and color the part of the picture that creates light. A science activity prompts them to...
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Wind Turbine Kit
In this physics worksheet, students set up a wind turbine kit to identify what happens when it is assembled. They describe how energy is transferred within the circuit created and how many blades give the highest voltage.