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Conductors and Insulators
Students explore electrical terms and circuits. In this conductor activity students divide into groups and complete a lab on electricity.
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Electricity and Thermodynamics Review
In this electricity and thermodynamics worksheet, high schoolers review the major concepts of both series circuits and parallel circuits, they review types of thermal transfer, they match electricity terms with their definitions, they...
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Static!
Fifth graders explore static electricity. They listen to and discuss the book, 'All About Electricity,' participate in two experiments, and design and present a static electricity demonstration.
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A Hair Raising Experience
Fifth graders conduct an investigation using glass, metal ,fur, latex balloon, plastic bag and hair to generate static electricity of varying amounts. They predict, observe, make comparisons, and draw conclusions about static electricity...
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Exploring Magnetism and Electricity
Students explore Faraday's Law. In this electromagnetism instructional activity, students investigate Michael Faraday. Students discover the history of the electromagnet. Students examine the parts of an electromagnet.
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Can You Resist This?
Some things are hard to resist. Small collaborative groups build circuits and calculate the voltage using Ohm's Law. Budding engineers explore the connection between the voltage across different resistors and linear...
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Current Electricity: Electrical Circuit Activity
In this direction of electron flow activity, students determine whether current will flow when a switch is closed, then mark positive and negative signs in circles of batteries for circuits shown on diagrams.
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Ion Flow in Neurons
Student perform an experiment in which they determine the velocity of ion flow in an electrotonic potential and compare it to the velocity of action potentials. They record and analyze their results.
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Flowing Electrons
Students act out different types of circuits, and create their own circuits using wire, a bulb, a battery and a switch.
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Measuring Electricity
Students examine electricity, what its uses are and how it works. In this exploring electricity instructional activity students study voltage, resistance, current and OHM's law.
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Peak Load Growth Along the Wasatch Front: What's Driving Electricity Demand in Utah?
Students study how electricity is used in Utah. They create an advertising plan to educate consumers about peak cycles and energy costs for the cycling service of electricity. They present their advertising plan to the class for...
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Light Bulbs Save Energy
Young scholars read a story called New Bulbs Provide More Light, Save Energyand answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events energy saving light bulb lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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Transformation of Energy-8th Grade
Eighth graders examine how electricity is produced in relation to the atom as well as what causes electric current to flow and what determines how much current flows through a circuit. These and other concepts of transformation of energy...
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Electrifying the World
Students explore the fundamental concepts of electricity. They examine different circuit diagrams to study how electricity flows. They finish by creating their own simple circuit.
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Circuits and Conductors
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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Castaway or Survivor
What a clever idea! Chemistry learners imagine themselves deserted on an island with a radio, but no batteries. They also have a few odds and ends in their pockets and storage chest. They are challenged to create a battery that will...
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Introduction to Circuits and Ohm's Law
Take a very basic understanding of circuits and develop a strong understanding of the parts and function of a circuit. This activity is developed to be an independent exploration of circuits from the basics to series and parallel models....
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Electric Circuits
Students model the flow of electrons in a circuit, draw diagrams of an electric circuit and build an electric circuit. Students explain how to tell when the path of an electric circuit is complete, and test the conductivity of a variety...
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Electromagnets
Students conduct a series of experiments on electromagnets. In this physics lesson, students build their own electromagnet and explain how it works. They determine the factors that affect its strength.
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Energy Assessment
In this energy assessment activity, students observe a flow chart showing the combustion process and answer questions about the flow chart and energy conservation. Students write four short answers.
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The Founder of Electromagnetism
Students identify and study the founder of electromagnetism. In this magnetism instructional activity students complete several experiments including building a galvanometer.
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Ohm's Law
In this electricity law learning exercise, students complete 16 short answer and problem questions on Ohm's law. They calculate the voltage, current and resistance in the circuit.
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Physical Science Review 5th Grade
In this review of physical science activity, learners use recall to answer multiple choice questions about electricity and chemical changes. Students answer 25 questions.
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Applied Science - Technology (3A) Post Lab
Third graders discuss how energy is created. In this energy lesson, 3rd graders look at how a city receives energy and how it is made. They create their own generator using a pin wheel and pipe cleaners.