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Competency Goals:: 3: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of magnetism and electricity.
Objectives:
3.01: Observe and investigate the pull of magnets on all materials made of iron and the pushes or pulls on other magnets.
3.02: Describe and demonstrate how magnetism can be used to generate electricity.
3.03: Design and test an electric circuit as a closed pathway including an energy source, energy conductor, and an energy receiver.
3.04: Explain how magnetism is related to electricity.
3.05: Describe and explain the parts of a light bulb.
3.06: Describe and identify materials that are conductors and nonconductors of electricity. 3.07 Observe and investigate that parallel and series circuits have different characteristics.
3.08: Observe and investigate the ability of electric circuits to produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic effects.
3.09: Recognize lightning as an electrical discharge and show proper safety behavior when lightning occurs.