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Electricity: Will It Conduct? Lesson PlanElectricity: Will It Conduct? Lesson Plan
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Electricity: Will It Conduct?

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Young scholars build conductivity testers and investigate which solids and solutions conduct electricity. Working in groups, they predict which items will conduct electricity and record their answers on worksheets.

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conductivity, insulators

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conductivity, electrolyte solutions, insulator, math
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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