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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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