About the
Electricity and Circuits
Lesson
Summary
This is a lesson about electricity, conductivity, and electric circuits.
Lesson Objectives
• to teach students how electricity is created;
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to teach students about basic atomic particles;
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to show how electrons play a role in creating electricity;
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to teach students about circuits and conductivity;
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to test students understanding of electricity and circuits.
Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Lesson Excerpt
When ancient men saw lightening strike, they probably thought the gods were angry. Without understanding the scientific explanation behind electricity, it?s easy to mistake lightening and static electricity for some magical power. As the human species developed, people began to question this powerful force of nature. They wanted to understand what caused the power they were seeing, and even wondered if they could someday use it for themselves.
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