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Grade 4,
Science
Std 1: Describe how electrical circuits can be used to produce light,
heat, sound, and magnetic fields.
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Identifying ways to
use and conserve electrical energy
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Identifying
characteristics of parallel and series circuits
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Classifying
materials as conductors, nonconductors, and insulators of
electricity and heat
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Identifying
relationships among charge, current, and potential energy
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Identifying
components of a circuit
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Introduction to Elementary Circuits
Children should be able to predict ways to light
a bulb. Children should be able to define parts of an electrical
circuit, and will construct and test models of electrical circuits
Series
and Parallel Circuits
In
this lesson students will identify man's needs and uses of light in a
time line, understand that many people choose science as a career and
devote their entire lives studying it, identify what contributions Ben
Franklin made to electricity, draw and explain how to build a closed and
an open circuit, construct a simple series and parallel circuit.
Electric Currents and Circuits
Students will create an awareness of the importance of
electricity in everyday life. The lesson will introduce basic electrical terms and
illustrate how electricity moves, both in series and parallel circuits.
Classroom Connector
In this activity, students will gain knowledge of the fact that not all matter conducts electricity.
Brown Bag Science
This is a hands-on science investigation on electricity.
Students learn through the discovery method how electricity
works.
Simple
Circuit
Students will work on a lesson on creating a
circuit.
Earth’s Energy
With this experiment, students will construct a simple circuit, a
series circuit, and a parallel circuit.
Current Electricity – AC/DC
In this constructivist activity, students will find one new fact
about electricity and write a paragraph about what they found.
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Resources:
Electricity and Magnetism List of experiments, lesson plans and
resources
Brain Pop
Interactive movies and quizzes
Spotlight
on Electricity Background
information
Science Online A must see! Great site for links to
Blueprint
Skills,
Lesson Plans,
Topical Sites,
Interactive
Websites for Students and
Worksheets
Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science
interactive movie clips.
Electronics (Circuitry) Theme Page This website has a lot of
links for electronics.
Magnetism Theme Page This website has a lot of links for
magnetism.
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Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing,
E=Expanding)
(E/B):
Collect magazines pictures of equipment, tools,
machines and sort according to energy source.
(E/B): Create a timeline of energy sources.
(E/B):
Students will examine, and classify objects by
energy source. They will make a graphic organizer of
this information using pictures and labels; (D):
Students will categorize objects into 3 objects
into 3 types of energy found at home or school;
(E): Students will analyze the school
environment and list different types of energy used
and hypothesize how school would be affected without
them.
(D): Devise a science experiment that
utilizes two different energy sources and create an
outline of the experiment.
(D): Select and discuss examples of energy
sources.
(D): Show and discuss toys powered by
different types of energy, such as wind, gas, and
electricity.
(D): Conduct and experiment with a partner
that involves an activity such as making an
electrical circuit. Describe the results to the
class.
(E): Conduct research for a paper on energy.
(E): Research and describe how sources of
energy may differ from country to country and draw
or chart results. |
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