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Detect and Induce Currents
Young scientists recreate an 1820 experiment and build off of it to investigate how to detect and induce electrical currents. As a final activity, scholars answer questions in multiple formats.
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Electricity Review
In this electricity worksheet, students review topics related to electricity such as circuits, voltage, electric fields, and resistors. This worksheet has 21 problems to solve.
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Science--Learning About Light and Shadows
In this light and shadows worksheet, learners find 5 transparent items and 5 opaque items from the classroom and categorize them underneath their appropriate headings. Students look at 4 boxes with shadows and draw a little sun to show...
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Changing Circuits
In this electrical circuits worksheet, 5th graders study 6 diagrams and of circuits and determine whether each would allow a bulb to light or not.
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Energy: Electricity
In this energy and electricity worksheet, learners, with a partner, discuss a variety of questions associated with electrical appliances, energy and electricity.
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Brain POP - Electricity
In this electricity worksheet, middle schoolers answer 22 fill in the blank questions about conductors, flow of electrons, electrical circuits, and magnets.
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The Chemical Behavior of Atoms
Assist your class with this colorful activity as learners view and interpret changes in the hydrogen atom. They discuss concepts of the electromagnetic spectrum and use Bohr's model to predict wavelengths and light patterns,...
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Flick the Switch
After reading a short paragraph on how electrical switches work, learners look at four examples of electrical circuits, and circle the ones which will allow a lightbulb to be lit. This would be a good precursor to having your charges...
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How Do Circuits Work?
In this circuits worksheet, students study a diagram showing a network of wires and switches for electrons to flow from a battery to a light bulb. Students use this diagram to complete 2 fill in the blank statements.
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2010 Electricity
In this electricity worksheet, learners determine if the circuits shown are parallel or series, calculate the voltage, and the power used by the light bulbs. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
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December Math
In this December math instructional activity, 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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Simple Circuits Lab
In this electrical circuit activity, students follow a pre-planned lab activity to demonstrate a series and parallel circuit. They record their observations and answer 4 questions. This document is printable and the answers are not...
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Electricity
In this electricity instructional activity, students review what makes up electricity by filling in the blanks of 18 statements with terms from a word bank. Students then complete a crossword puzzle by placing 12 terms into the puzzle.
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Matching Circuit
In this circuits worksheet, students answer 16 questions about matching circuits and how they are constructed. They answer questions about insulators and conductors and complete and incomplete circuits. They also answer questions about...
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Appliance Energy Use and Cost
In this energy usage worksheet, students use a chart comparing the average monthly kilowatt-hour use of different household appliances to complete 4 short answer questions.
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Conductors and Insulators Experiment
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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Electrical
In this electrical worksheet, learners identify and locate vocabulary words in a word search that are related to electricity. There are 27 words in the puzzle.
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Circuits and Symbols
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.
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Electronic Technology
In this electronic learning exercise, students complete 4 short answer, 6 fill in the blank, and 4 term identifications about electronics.
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AC and DC Currents
An informative physics lesson includes two teacher demonstrations, one on AC currents and the other on DC currents, allowing pupils to take notes while watching. The resource includes questions to assign as homework or during class...
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American Inventors
In this nineteenth-century American inventors online interactive worksheet, learners read paragraphs about Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Graham Bell and their inventions and answer comprehensive questions. Students...
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Resistance
In this resistance instructional activity, students use batteries, a breadboard, washers and more to make a parallel circuit and create resistance. Students then answer 7 questions.
NASA
Speaking in Phases
Hear from deep space. Pupils learn how satellites transfer information back to Earth. They learn about three different ways to modulate radio waves and how a satellite sends information with only 0s and 1s. Using sound, class members...
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African American Inventors: Lewis Latimer
Celebrate Black History Month getting to know more about Lewis Latimer. Here, scholars read about his life and success, then apply their new-found knowledge by responding to questions about the text with short answers.