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This hands on, interactive, extremely fun lab allows students to determine what objects conduct electricity (conductors) & which ones do not (insulators). It also drives home the concept of how a circuit is made. The materials used are household objects and the lab requires students to think critically by using higher order thinking skills all while learning about electricity! This lab sheet includes photos for students to follow, especially helpful to ESE, ELL and visual learners. If you like

This worksheet accompanies your students to the bowling alley so that they can use your lessons on the physics of force, power and work in the real world. Students bring along their pencils, calculators and this worksheet for an afternoon of fun physical science work. They will definitely have a good grasp on understanding the concepts of force, work and power and probably have the formulas memorized after this trip! Also a little review of volume and density in here too. If you like what you

With this fun hands-on lab students will infer the presence of a static electric charge and they learn to understand and describe conduction. Students will build the detector using common household goods: a plastic cup, clay, a balloon, tin foil and a paper clip. Then they will test various materials to see if they produce static electricity. They will also be introduced to the concepts of attracting and repelling. Then students will use a rubber and a glass rod to further their understanding of

A foldable is a 3-D paper student-created tool that allows kids to record and process new words and concepts in a hands-on, visual and kinesthetic way. This electricity Foldable will enhance the study of units commonly used with electricty: the ohm, volt and amp. After learners have been introduced to these concepts, you can facilitate the construction and application of this 3-d organizer. The only materials required are scissors, a glue stick and a piece of colorful construction paper. I tell

This is a handout that students can use as a study tool and reference to help learn how to arrange formula problems for work, power and force. These "magic triangles" are the best tools I have for helping students learn how to set up their problems. They really are magic!

Students will create a foldable manipulative on Force, Work, Mechanical Advantage and Mechanical Efficiency while learning what each term means along with the units and formulas. This also becomes a great study tool. Students will need 1 sheet of construction paper, scissors and glue.