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The Electric Sieve

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different mixtures and how they can be separated.  In this electric sieve lesson students complete an activity that allows them to separate mixtures.
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Let it Shine

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate concepts of electricity by watching a video about Ben Franklin, participating in a web activity about simple circuits and experimenting with creating simple circuits. They examine conductors and insulators.
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Lesson 2: Energetic Ideas

For Teachers K - 4th
Students review what they know about energy safety, identify potential safety hazards associated with use of electricity and natural gas, and recognize that scientific information can be communicated in various ways by creating comic...
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Pickle Juice

For Teachers K - 12th
Students generate experimental questions regarding conductors of electricity, plug cord into pickle, and measure and graph voltage drop across electrodes. Students then compare to variety of other conductors of their choosing.
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Science: Building an Electric Motor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students build their own electric motors and use them to conduct experiments. Following a step-by-step procedure, they make wire coils by wrapping wire around disc magnets and complete the process with clay, paper clips, alligator clips,...
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Battery Matching Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science worksheet, students look for the definition of each word by matching the terms related to batteries and electricity. The answers are found by clicking the button found at the bottom of the page.
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What Resources Do People Use?

For Students 6th - 8th
For this resources worksheet, students will fill in the missing word in 4 statements referring to how people use natural resources. Then students will fill in the missing word in 4 statements about how natural resources are used to make...
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Electricity Sources

For Students 6th - 12th
In this electricity activity, learners review the different types of energy sources including fossil fuels, solar, wind, and nuclear energy. This activity has 10 fill in the blank questions.
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Electricity and Magnets

For Students 10th - 12th
In this physics review activity, students compare average and instantaneous speed, review Newton's laws, electricity, and magnets. This activity has 12 fill in the blank, 8 short answer questions, and 6 problems to solve.
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Nuclear Energy

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this energy worksheet, students explore nuclear fission reactions and the amount of energy produced by fission. Students explore electricity generated in nuclear power plants. This worksheet has 3 fill in the blank, 10 short answer,...
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Nuclear Fusion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this nuclear fusion worksheet, students look at the energy released when nuclear fusion occurs. Students determine how scientists are trying to harness fusion to produce electricity. This worksheet has 3 fill in the blank and 9 short...
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Label The Heart's Electrical System

For Students 9th - 12th
In this heart worksheet, high schoolers label the heart with four terms including the electrical components of the heart such as the nodes and fibers.
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Aurora Borealis

For Teachers 5th - 7th
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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As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and You

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners get acquainted with the basics of wind energy. For 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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Sixth Grade Science Test

For Students 6th
In this science activity, 6th graders take a multiple choice quiz about matter, properties, electricity, and more. Students complete 30 questions total.
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Electric Current and Resistance

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the topics of electric currents and resistance. In groups, they distinguish the difference between conventional and electron flows and state Ohm's Law for electrical components. They calculate the resistance of...
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Electricity: Going with the Flow!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore a simple circuit. They experiment with a wire, light bulb and a bettery to see how many ways they can make the light bulb light up. Students describe how they were or were not ablt to light the bulb.
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Word Search: Electric Circuit

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this electric current word search worksheet, students find 13 science words pertaining to the electrical circuit. The puzzle is in an interesting shape.
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What is Static Electricity?

For Students 4th - 7th
In this static electricity worksheet, students will write down 2 causes of static electricity and the effect that occurs with both of their examples.
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Charge It!

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Electrify your pupils' interest in conductors and insulators with a brief reading passage! After reading the text, learners respond to five questions that relate to the content of the passage.
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Pointing at Maximum Power for PV

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Following detailed directions, teams collect the voltage and current outputs of a photovoltaic cell by adjusting the resistance. Using the collected data, they determine the highest power output. Implications for weather and a large...
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Applied Science - Physics Post-Lab

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate energy. In this Physics lesson, students explore different sources of energy: heat, nuclear, and chemical. Students sing an electricity song.
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Rechargeable Batteries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore how rechargeable batteries work by conducting a series of experiments. In this physics instructional activity, students discuss the benefits of using rechargeable batteries over disposable ones. They build their...
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Applied Science - Built Environment (3) Pre Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss types of transportation. In this transportation lesson, 3rd graders discuss common ways people get around and the effect of electric energy on our society. They write a paragraph about different kinds of...

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