Glossary

• Attract- the result of two objects being pulled toward each other
• Circuit- a complete path that through which electricity flows easily
• Circuit breaker- a reusable switch that protects circuits from dangerously high currents
• Compass- a small magnetic needle that turns freely and indicates direction by pointing towards the earth's north pole
• Conductor- a material through which electric current passes easily
• Current- when electricity flows through a wire or some conductor
• Current electricity- a moving electrical charge
• Discharge- the sudden movement of an electric charge from the object where it built up to another nearby object
• Electricity- a form of energy caused by the motion of electrons and neutrons
• Electromagnet- a magnet made when electric current flows through a wire
• Energy- a quantity that describes the capacity to do work; a source of usable power
• Filament- a very fine wire or thread (tungsten) that sits in the middle of a light bulb that glows and produces light
• Force- a quantity that tends to produce movement or acceleration of a body in the direction of its application; a push or pull - any push or pull that makes an object start moving, stop moving, speed up, slow down, or change directions
• Generator- a machine that uses an energy source and a magnet to make electricity
• Glass mount- the object that holds up the filament in a light bulb
• Heat- the movement of thermal energy from warmer to cooler objects
• Insulator- a material through which electric current does not pass easily
• Lightning- a discharge of static electricity from a huge cloud called a thundercloud
• Magnet- an object that pulls iron and steel things to it
• Magnetic field- the space around a magnet where magnetism acts
• Magnetism- the force around a magnet
• Parallel Circuit- a circuit that connects several objects in a way that the current for each object has its own path
• Pole- one of two ends of a magnet where the magnetism is strongest
• Repel- push away from each other
• Resistance- how well electricity flows through a material
• Series Circuit- a circuit that connects several objects one after the other so that the current flows in a single path
• Static electricity- the building up of electrical charges on a material (ex. Rubbing two pieces of material together) because negative charges have moved from one material to another
• Switch- a device that can open or close an electric circuit

Video

Period Table of Elements
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/periodictableofelements/

Atoms
http://www.brainpop.com//science/matter/atoms/

Temperature
http://www.brainpop.com//science/energy/temperature/

Electricity
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/electricity/

Current Electricity
http://www.brainpop.com//science/energy/currentelectricity/

Static Electricity
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/staticelectricity/

Heat
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/heat/

Magnets
http://www.brainpop.com/science/motionsandforces/magnets/

Light
http://www.brainpop.com//science/energy/light/

Newton’s Law of Motion
http://www.brainpop.com/science/motionsandforces/newtonslawsofmotion/

Isaac Newton
http://www.brainpop.com/science/motionsandforces/isaacnewton/

Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/electromagneticspectrum/

Marie Curie
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/mariecurie/

Waves
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/waves/

Light
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/light/

Energy Sources
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/

Gravity
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/

Potential Energy
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/potentialenergy/

Kinetic Energy
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/kineticenergy/

Radioactivity
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/radioactivity/

Thunderstorms
http://www.brainpop.com//science/weatherandclimate/thunderstorms/

Tornadoes
http://www.brainpop.com/science/weatherandclimate/tornadoes/

Activities

Lab Form - Blank 

Conductors (3.06)
Electromagnets (3.04, 3.08)
Lights On (3.03, 3.08)
Lightning (3.09)
Light Bulb (3.05)
Magnetism Generates Electricity (3.02)
Magnetic Forces (3.01)
Series And Parallel (3.07)
Sounds On (3.03, 3.08)

Use a lemon to make a light bulb (3.05)     
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/fruity.html

Build your own electromagnet
http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/electromagnet.html

Bend water with electricity
http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/bendwater.html

Literature Connections

How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning By Rosalyn Schanzer
Ben Franklin's inventions and contraptions focusing on his famous kite flying during a rainstorm.
3.03, 3.06, 3.09

Electricity: Bulbs, Batteries and Sparks By Darlene R. Stille
Simple text and illustrations introduce concepts of conductors, circuits, currents, and power supplies.
3.06, 3.07

Switch On, Switch Off By Melvin Berger
Explains how electricity is produced and transmitted,
how to create electricity using an electrical wire and a magnet,
how generators supply electricity for cities, and how electricity works in homes.
3.02, 3.04, 3.06

Magnetism & Magnets By Michael Flaherty
Presents an introduction to magnets and magnetism,
using experiements to explain the power of magnetism,
the different sizes and shapes of magnets, and their varied uses. 3.01

The Science Book of Electricity By Neil Ardley
Simple experiments demonstrate basic principles of electricity. 3.03

The Science Book of Magnets By Neil Ardley
Simple experiments demonstrate basic principles of magnetism. 3.01, 3.02

Electricity and Batteries By Michael Flaherty
Describes how electricity is generated and used, with projects that demonstrate the basic scientific principles that are involved in electrical circuits. 3.08

Technology Connections

This site offers a couple of different games that will help the student
understand magnetism and electricity.
http://bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/forces_movement_whatnext.shtml

This is an interactive game that shows students some important points about electricity.
(This site offers other tools as well)
http://www.aecl.ca/kidszone/atomicenergy/energy/index.asp#game

This interactive site is packed with games and materials exploring magnetism and electricity.
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/

This presentation explains magnetism and electricity in a very interactive way.
http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/intro.html

Kid Zone – Electric Avenue
http://www.aecl.ca/kidszone/atomicenergy/electricity/index.asp

Magnets and Springs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/magnets_springs.shtml

Circuits and conductors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/conductors.shtml

Circuits – what will make the bulb glow the brightest?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/changing_circuits.shtml

Energy Hog – Hog and Seek
http://www.hogandseek.org/

Frankenstein’s Lightening Laboratory (electrical safety)
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/safety.html

Electricity in our Lives
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/discovermore/electricity.htm

Silicone Spies (interactive electricity game)
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies.htm

How electricity travels
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids1.html

Electricity and your body
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids2b.html

Electricity and water
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids2c.html

Tree and power line safety
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids4.html

In case of an emergency
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids3.html

Where electricity comes from
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids1b.html

The truth about shock
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids2e.html

If a power line touches your car
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/kids3d.html

Electricity:  Find the hidden dangers (interactive game)
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/hidden.html

The Voltinator: Catch and drag electrons to a circuit to run an appliance.
(interactive electrical voltage game)
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/voltinator.html

Make the safe choice (test your ability to handle electrical hazards in your home)
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/safechoice.html

Shock Blocker (interactive tic-tac-toe game)
http://www.smud.org/education-safety/world/html/blocker.html

Forces and Motion
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/discovermore/forcesandmotion.htm

Energy Facts – Sources of Energy
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/index.html

Energy Slang. Click on the pictures of common words to see their energy meanings.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy_fungames/energyslang/index.html

Hoover Dam (virtual field trip)
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy_fungames/energyant_trips/trip_hooverdam.html

Lightning
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0211620/lightn.html

Electricity Crossword
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0211620/crossword.htm

Questions

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