Vocabulary
Experiment
Insulator or Conductor
Circuits
Circuits
100
Negative charges from the clouds jump to positive charges on the ground.
What is lightning?
100
This would happen if you rub two balloons with a piece of cloth giving them the same negative charge, then hold the balloons close together.
What is repel each other?
100
Something that allows electricity to flow through it.
What is a conductor?
100
The path along which electricity travels.
What is a circuit?
100
If there are 3 light bulbs on this circuit and one burns out, the other bulbs will continue to light.
What is parallel circuit.
200
The path around which an electric current can flow.
What is a circuit?
200
This is what you would use to open and close a circuit.
What is a switch?
200
Something that does not allow electricity to flow through it.
What is and insulator?
200
When electricity flows like water.
What is current electricity?
200
If there are 3 light bulbs on this circuit and one burns out, then all bulbs would not light.
What is a series circuit?
300
An electric charge built up on a person or object by friction, like rubbing your socks on the carpet then touching someone.
What is static electricity?
300
These are two types of electricity.
What is static and current?
300
paper clips, nails, and copper wires
What are conductors?
300
A circuit that allows electricity to flow in only one path.
What is series circuit.
300
Draw a picture of a parallel circuit.
Teacher evaluates
400
When a circuit is ______ the energy will flow.
What is closed?
400
An object becomes negatively charged when it ____ negative charges.
What is gains?
400
rubber, plastic, and cloth
What are insulators?
400
Draw a picture of a series circuit. Use 3 wires, 1 bulbs, 1 battery and a switch.
Teacher evaluates.
400
A circuit that has 2 or more paths for the electricity to flow from negative to positive terminals for a battery.
What is a parallel circuit?
500
Name 3 insulators.
What is ___ ___ ___
500
When a circuit is ______ the energy will not flow.
What is open?
500
Humans get there energy from this.
What is food?
500
Name 3 conductors.
What is ___ ___ ___
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