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What if there were no electricity?
Electricity, Light, & Heat Unit | Lesson 2 of 3

What if there were no electricity?

Electricity, Light, & Heat Unit | Lesson 2 of 3
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DISCUSS (1 of 2):

Imagine power is out for a day. How would that affect your life? (For example: What things stop working? What things do you lose the ability to do?)

DISCUSS (2 of 2):

Now imagine power is out for a week (or even a year). What are some ways this might affect your life?

DISCUSS:

Besides making things move, what else can electrical energy do? (Think about examples from the story.)

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electricity (electrical energy)


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a form of energy, such as what usually powers light bulbs

light energy


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energy that is in the form of light that can be seen

energy transfer


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when energy travels from one place to another
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battery


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a device that stores energy
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circuit


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a path where electricity can flow
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conductor


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a material that electrical energy easily travels through
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insulator


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a material that electrical energy does not easily travel through
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experiment


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a test used to discover new information about a question
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invent


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to create something new, often an object or a way of doing something
Lesson narration:

Grade 4

Electricity, Light, & Heat

Electrical Energy

4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-3

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In this lesson, students are introduced to electricity as a form of energy. In the activity, Build a Flashlight, students investigate how electrical energy requires a circuit and make their own mini flashlights from LEDs, button batteries, and strips of aluminum foil. Along the way, they’ll learn about the anatomy of a battery, begin to see how circuits work, and discover how handy an on-off switch can be.
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22 mins

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3 mins

Grade 4

Electricity, Light, & Heat

Electrical Energy

4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-3

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