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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Which Materials Are the Best Conductors?

For Students 3rd - 5th
There are two main types of materials when it comes to electricity, conductors, and insulators. What are they made of? Find out by testing different materials in a circuit to see which ones conduct the most electricity.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Which Materials Are the Best Conductors?

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple science fair project to test whether electricity can flow between two things. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on terms,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Saltwater Circuit

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students build a saltwater circuit, which is an electrical circuit that uses saltwater as part of the circuit. Students investigate the conductivity of saltwater, and develop an understanding of how the amount of salt in a solution...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Physical Quantities and Units

For Students 9th - 10th
Giving numerical values for physical quantities and equations for physical principles allows us to understand nature much more deeply than does qualitative description alone. To comprehend these vast ranges, we must also have accepted...
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Other

Articles About "Electricity": New Explanations, Alternate Mental Toolkit

For Students 9th - 10th
This highly informative site contains many resources and articles on electricity. A wealth of information about electricity can be found. This site also contains many FAQ's.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Electrons on the Move

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about current electricity and necessary conditions for the existence of an electric current. Students construct a simple electric circuit and a galvanic cell to help them understand voltage, current and resistance.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Electricity

For Students 4th - 8th
Explore current electricity and different types of electric circuits.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Current, Resistance, and Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate current, resistance, and power. Some topics explored in the activities are Ohm's law, electrical power, and solving circuits. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters, exam...
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Electrical Systems Study Guide

For Students 6th - 9th
A study guide covering electrical systems.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Electricity (Intermediate)

For Students 5th - 7th
Explore how electricity works in this module. (Requires Java)
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Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Pocket Motor

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Teacher directed activity shows students how flowing electrical current produces a magnetic field by building a simple motor.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Completing the Circuit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In the everyday electrical devices we use - calculators, remote controls and cell phones - a voltage source such as a battery is required to close the circuit and operate the device. In this hands-on activity, students use a battery,...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Wheatstone Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This circuit is most commonly used to determine the value of an unknown resistance to an electrical current.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Georg Ohm

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the German physicist and mathematician whose work in the field of electrical current shaped the study of electricity.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Conductors and Insulators

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores electrical conductors and insulators and the path of least resistance.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Understanding Electricity | Nasa Online

For Students 3rd - 5th
If you want to understand electricity, you first need to know a little about matter, atoms and electrons.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Electricity and Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
This article helps students understand the concepts of electricity and circuits.
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Read Works

Read Works: Electricity & Energy Circuits

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about electric circuits. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Direct and Alternating Current

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the difference between direct current and alternating current.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Abracadabra! Levitating With Eddy Currents!

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that not all trains run on tracks? Some of the world's fastest trains are magnetic levitation trains (maglev). This means that the carriage of the train is suspended over the rails with no support, but only with magnetic...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Particle Sensing: The Coulter Counter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are presented with a short lesson on the Coulter principle, an electronic method to detect microscopic particles and determine their concentration in fluid. Depending on the focus of study, students can investigate the...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Electromagnets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan contains several activities designed to help the student understand the magnetic effects of an electrical current.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: The Electric Generator

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains how an electric current is produced by a generator. Includes a simulation.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electric safety: short circuits, electric safety features, and how to use electricity safely.

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