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Circuits and Conductors

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this electricity activity, students examine 6 pictures of electrical circuits attached to a light bulb. They write if the light bulb would be off, glowing dimly, glowing normally, or glowing brightly in each circumstance.
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Two Sides of One Force

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn how simple electric motors and electromagnets work. For this electromagnets lesson, students learn about electromagnetics and how magnets and electricity are related. They also learn about hybrid gasoline electric cars and...
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Battery Matching Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science learning exercise, high schoolers look for the definition of each word by matching the terms related to batteries and electricity. The answers are found by clicking the button found at the bottom of the page.
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Aurora Borealis

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read background information about the Aurora Borealis and complete a science experiment based on the lights. In this Aurora Borealis lesson, students read information about the formation and background of the Aurora Borealis....
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Let it Shine

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate concepts of electricity by watching a video about Ben Franklin, participating in a web activity about simple circuits and experimenting with creating simple circuits. They examine conductors and insulators.
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Pickle Juice

For Teachers K - 12th
Students generate experimental questions regarding conductors of electricity, plug cord into pickle, and measure and graph voltage drop across electrodes. Students then compare to variety of other conductors of their choosing.
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Nuclear Energy

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this energy worksheet, students explore nuclear fission reactions and the amount of energy produced by fission. Students explore electricity generated in nuclear power plants. This worksheet has 3 fill in the blank, 10 short answer,...
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Nuclear Fusion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this nuclear fusion worksheet, high schoolers look at the energy released when nuclear fusion occurs. Students determine how scientists are trying to harness fusion to produce electricity. This worksheet has 3 fill in the blank and 9...
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As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and You

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils get acquainted with the basics of wind energy. In this engineering lesson students describe how wind is generated, analyze the transformations of energy, and demonstrate how electricity is generated using wind power. 
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Electrical Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare and contrast a cell and a battery. In this physical science lesson, students explain how they create energy. They conduct an experiment to apply what they have learned in this lesson.
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Powered Up About Electricity!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the process of turning coal into electricity. In this electricity lesson, students are guided by their teacher through the steps required to turn coal into electricity. Students complete a worksheet answering questions...
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Electrical Engineers for a Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students build a robot out of a 3-¿¿ inch floppy disk drive, two floppy disks, and some other miscellaneous supplies. They apply information they gather about electrical circuits from a web-based circuit design program.
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Electric Current and Resistance

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the topics of electric currents and resistance. In groups, they distinguish the difference between conventional and electron flows and state Ohm's Law for electrical components. They calculate the resistance of...
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Word Search: Electric Circuit

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this electric current word search worksheet, students find 13 science words pertaining to the electrical circuit. The puzzle is in an interesting shape.
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Electricity: Going with the Flow!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore a simple circuit. They experiment with a wire, light bulb and a bettery to see how many ways they can make the light bulb light up. Students describe how they were or were not ablt to light the bulb.
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Webbing out Electricity

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify electricity as a form of energy that is associated with common household products. They utilize technology as an aid in which they can graphically organize their thoughts.
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Science Experiments

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work together in groups to design and complete one science experiment of their choice. Following the experimental steps, they show their experiment and the results to the class in the form of a PowerPoint. They explain...
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Science and Technology

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the roles of science and technology in today's world. They research a topic based on the uses of science in society. Students discuss medicine, power, transportation, water and sewage treatment and stereos, TVs....
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Science Vocabulary Crossword

For Students 6th
In this science vocabulary worksheet, 6th graders complete a puzzle using a set of definition clues. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Teach Engineering

Can You Resist This?

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Some things are hard to resist. Small collaborative groups build circuits and calculate the voltage using Ohm's Law. Budding engineers explore the connection between the voltage across different resistors and linear...
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Design a Wind Turbine

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Discover the power of wind energy. Learners design, build, and test wind blades in a hands-on experiment. They analyze the results to determine if they can make any improvements before gathering as a class to discuss their designs.
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Pointing at Maximum Power for PV

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Following detailed directions, teams collect the voltage and current outputs of a photovoltaic cell by adjusting the resistance. Using the collected data, they determine the highest power output. Implications for weather and a large...
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New York State University

Law of Conservation of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Become energy efficient with a presentation that covers the Law of Conservation of Energy with friction. It also includes energy transformations, power, and units of measurement.
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Battery Voltage

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore modern batteries and how they work by viewing a simple simulation. It shows electrons moving around the insides and if the voltage is changed, little people move the particles from one end to the other — an entertaining...

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