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Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners draw series and parallel electrical circuits. In this electromagnet lesson, students describe how current changes depend on circuit components. Learners use an OHT of a series and parallel circuit to predict the path...
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Mapping Electricity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete Internet research and use their map reading skills to learn about how the United States creates and uses electricity in different states. In this energy sources activity, students study the mini map of energy usage...
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Products of an Electrical Engineer

For Teachers K
Students explore products made by an electrical engineer. In this engineering lesson plan, students complete two worksheets identifying products made by an electrical engineer.
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Aurora Borealis

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars read background information about the Aurora Borealis and complete a science experiment based on the lights. For this Aurora Borealis lesson, students read information about the formation and background of the Aurora...
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Energy Conversion in Electricity – Resistors and Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners explore electrical energy. In this electricity lesson plan, students design and build a large circuit in order to determine whether circuit size correlates with the light of a bulb.
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Electromagnets

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students improve their science skills by designing an experiment for the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In this science skills instructional activity, students discuss the scientific method and use the given materials to...
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Do the Research! Magnetism and Electricity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this magnetism worksheet, students research the topic of magnets and electricity before answering 4 short essay questions.
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You Light Up My House

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this electricity lesson, students consider way to reduce the energy that they use as they chart and analyze their own electricity usage.
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Energy in the Home

For Students 8th - 10th
In this energy use instructional activity, students read about kilowatts and solve 2 problems. They find the costs to run certain electrical items for a given amount of time and they determine the electricity consumption of an...
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What is electrical energy?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners distinguish between items with and without energy. In this energy lesson, students understand that natural resources power electrical apparatus and that energy needs to be saved.
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Lightning

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars investigate lightning. In this lightning lesson, students demonstrate how static electricity is in the air by observing how a balloon reacts to a charge.
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A Simple Circuit

For Students 4th - 5th
In this circuit components activity, students cut out the pictures of the circuit components. Students paste the pictures to create a simple circuit and label the pictures.
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Circuit Diagrams

For Students 4th - 5th
In this circuit diagram worksheet, students study the various symbols for the circuit symbols and how to make a circuit diagram. Students then label the diagram with the 5 symbols.
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Static Electricity Experiment

For Students 3rd
In this electricity worksheet, 3rd graders read about static electricity before completing an experiment with a pen and a piece of wool cloth. They follow the steps to the experiment and record what happens along the way.
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How Smart are You about Electricity, Batteries and Conductors?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create working circuits. In this electricity and circuits lesson, students make a battery, then build a flashlight and use part of the flashlight to create a conductivity tester.
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Introduction to Elementary Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how a circuit works and create a circuit to use energy from a battery to light a bulb. In this introduction to circuits lesson plan, the students study the parts of a circuit and have a class discussion of what would...
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Energy Audit Form

For Students 7th - 12th
In this energy activity, students calculate the energy costs of using certain household appliances. Students complete 3 graphic organizers.
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Circuits and Conductors

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concepts of circuits and conductors. In this circuits and conductors lesson set, 4th graders watch demonstrations of circuits and look at images to identify whether they are complete circuits. They test...
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Circuits and Conductors

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this electricity worksheet, learners examine 6 pictures of electrical circuits attached to a light bulb. They write if the light bulb would be off, glowing dimly, glowing normally, or glowing brightly in each circumstance.
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Using Electricity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this electricity learning exercise, students study the circuit diagram color the light bulb yellow and tick the box if they think there is electricity for that example. Students cross out the boxes with no electricity current.
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Electrical Circuits

For Students 4th - 5th
In this electrical circuits worksheet, students read a text and examine a diagram to learn the parts of a simple electric circuit. Students then answer 6 questions about electrical circuits. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Inventions, Puppets, and Commercials

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders invent a product and present it to the class. In this inventions lesson plan, 4th graders get into groups and have to come up with an invention. They also advertise by writing a television commercial with a script and part...
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Is it Ionic?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ionic compounds worksheet, students are given clues about compounds such as their physical and chemical properties in order to determine if they are ionic compounds. Students indicate which compounds are ionic and which are not.
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Circuits and Symbols

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this circuits worksheet, students read about the symbols used in drawing circuit diagrams and then complete 16 matching, 2 multiple choice, and 4 short answer questions.