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Electricity Safety

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore electricity safety. In this science instructional activity, 3rd graders read a story about an electrical outage. Students discuss if various situations shown are safe or unsafe.
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Exploring Magnetism and Electricity

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore Faraday's Law. In this electromagnetism lesson, students investigate Michael Faraday. Students discover the history of the electromagnet. Students examine the parts of an electromagnet.
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Comparing Light Bulbs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare filaments in different light bulbs. In this science instructional activity, 5th graders view the filaments of light bulbs under a microscope.
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Read an Electric Meter

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore electricity. In this science instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss how electricity is transmitted and complete a worksheet in which they practice reading an electric meter.
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Electrical Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore parallel and series circuits. In this electrical circuit lesson, students  investigate the differences between series and parallel circuits.  Students observe the benefits and drawbacks of series and parallel...
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Let There Be Light

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore electricity. In this electricity instructional activity, 5th graders experiment with open and closed circuits. Students determine how to properly connect a battery and bulb to illuminate the bulb.
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Electromagnetism and Experimental Design

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students recognized how to set up a proper experimental design.  In this exploratory lesson students design and carry out an investigation about electromagnets. 
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Transmission of Electricity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine why electricity is distributed at high voltage and the functions of transformers.  In this electromagnetism lesson students study at what frequency electricity is distributed. 
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Cling On's

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define the term static electricity and how to it.  In this electricity lesson students design and implement an experiment to show how static electricity affects their daily lives. 
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Saving on Lighting Energy Activity

For Students 6th - 9th
In this saving energy activity, learners compare and contrast the effectiveness of compact fluorescent lighting, incandescent light bulbs, and light emitting diodes.
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December Math

For Students 5th - 8th
In this December math worksheet, students click on the links to help them answer math problems dealing with issues in December such as electricity, tree shapes, and money. Students complete 7 problems total.
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Thomas Edison: The "Invention Process"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in collaborative groups to research the inventive process and create a technological advancement for today.
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3-D Magnetic Field

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a magnetic field.  In this investigative lesson students design their own magnetic field so that they can see how magnetism and electricity work.
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Static Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this static electricity worksheet, middle schoolers 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

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
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

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students get acquainted with the basics of wind energy. In this engineering lesson plan 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

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this handwriting about famous scientists worksheet, students trace over a sentence about Thomas Edison and his inventions to practice their printing.
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Physics Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
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

For Students 5th - 8th
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?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation instructional 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

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore electricity. In this power experiment instructional activity, 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

For Students 5th - 6th
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 Students 5th - 6th
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

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners 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. Learners discuss what would...