Description
This slideshow will introduce middle school students to the fundamental concepts behind electricity, no experience required! This lesson provides a brief introduction to many terms and concepts necessary to begin understanding electricity/electronics, including:
- Atomic particles
- Conductors vs. Insulators
- AC vs. DC Current
- Energy Conversions (Motors, Generators, Batteries, Electromagnets)
- Power Generation
- Voltage, Current, Resistance, Ohm's Law
- Series vs. Parallel Circuits
No experience? No problem! Every slide contains detailed speaker notes for the teacher to help guide your instruction.
The lesson is organized to introduce new vocabulary bit by bit, and uses high quality pictures and animations to communicate the big ideas of this invisible force with clarity. It is a great lead-in to projects like simple DC motors, electromagnets, or electrical circuits.
If you like this lesson, check out my other resources for the electricity unit, including a set of three CYK Google Forms designed as quick formative assessments, homework assignments, practice, or exit tickets. Electricity Practice #1. Electricity Practice #2. Electricity Practice #3.
You might also like my unit test on this topic (retake coming soon!)
Electricity Basics Lesson Slideshow- Middle School Science, Tech, Engineering
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Description
This slideshow will introduce middle school students to the fundamental concepts behind electricity, no experience required! This lesson provides a brief introduction to many terms and concepts necessary to begin understanding electricity/electronics, including:
- Atomic particles
- Conductors vs. Insulators
- AC vs. DC Current
- Energy Conversions (Motors, Generators, Batteries, Electromagnets)
- Power Generation
- Voltage, Current, Resistance, Ohm's Law
- Series vs. Parallel Circuits
No experience? No problem! Every slide contains detailed speaker notes for the teacher to help guide your instruction.
The lesson is organized to introduce new vocabulary bit by bit, and uses high quality pictures and animations to communicate the big ideas of this invisible force with clarity. It is a great lead-in to projects like simple DC motors, electromagnets, or electrical circuits.
If you like this lesson, check out my other resources for the electricity unit, including a set of three CYK Google Forms designed as quick formative assessments, homework assignments, practice, or exit tickets. Electricity Practice #1. Electricity Practice #2. Electricity Practice #3.
You might also like my unit test on this topic (retake coming soon!)
