Current Electricity

Grades 3-5

How is electricity generated? Students explore this concept as they create a simple circuit using hand-powered generators and test materials for conductivity.

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Vocabulary
current electricity, circuit, open and closed circuits, atom, electron, proton, neutron, conductors, insulators

Lesson Objectives
1) Define current electricity.
2) Construct simple circuits, both open and closed.
3) Discover that metals are good conductors and non-metals are poor conductors or insulators.

National Science Education Standards
Content Standard A- Science as Inquiry
Content Standard B- Physical Sciences
New York State Learning Standards
Math, Science, & Technology Standards 1, 4, 5, 7

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