Science Court Electric Current

Publisher: Tom Snyder
Grade Level: 4-6
Platform: Mac / Win

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I. M. Richman refuses to relinquish his ping pong trophy to the new champion, Mary Murray. But he does agree to let her look at it. On the way into Richman's mansion, Mary trips and breaks the wire for Richman's alarm system. He repairs the wire with his dog's leash, but later notices that the circuit is broken. Did Mary attempt to steal the trophy, or does it have something to do with how the electric current

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Over the course of the trial, students will learn:
The components of an electric circuit
The difference between an open and closed circuit
How electrons travel to make an electric current
That some materials are better conductors of electricity than others

How to set up experiments to:
Demonstrate open and closed circuits
Simulate the flow of electrons in an electric current
Compare the electrical conductivity of various materials

How to work as a team by:
Becoming members of an interdependent group
Listening and talking with others
Sharing a common goal

Students are also introduced to the following content vocabulary, visually defined in the Word Wall:

amp
atom
battery
complete circuit
conductor
electric charge
electric current
electricity
electrons
insulator
load
molecule
nucleus
open circuit
parallel circuit
series circuit

System Requirements

Mac OS 10.3+
Windows OS 2000 / XPpro / Vista

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