Vocabulary
Experiments
Conductors and insulators
100

The area of which a magnet has the magnetic force…

What is an Electric Field?

100

In Sparky's experiment what were the three materials used?

What is battery, bulb, and metal paper clips?

100

Give examples of conductors.

What is most metal objects?

200

Has only one path for electric current.

What is series circuit?

200

In all charged up what kind of electricity was formed?

What is static electicity?

200

Give examples of insulators.

What is plastic, wood, etc.?

300

Has more than one path that electric current flows.

What is parallel circuit?

300

In path finders, what were the materials used?

What are the battery, bulb, and two wires for current?

300

Electrical wires are often coated in plastic to keep humans safe.  How can you explain this?

Why would you not fear getting shocked so wire is covered with an insulator?

400

The part of the circuit that resists the flow of electrons

What is resistance?

400

Give an example of path that didn't work in path finders?

What is a bulb and battery, what is a circuit with wire not connected?

400

Mrs. Stewart is going to be an inventor that comes up with socks that never get static electricity... What would be a good material to use?

Why wouldn't you just Use some type of metal in the sock?  Copper fit socks.

500

Buildup of charged particles in a material  Objects with opposite charges attract each other.

What is static electricity?

500

You not want would not want to depend on static electricity.

What is short lived and not dependable?

500

power source, load, and current

What are the 3 parts of a complete circuit?

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