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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. |
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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,
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Last Modified: June 16, 2008 Please forward all questions about this site to:
Sarah Maine
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