1. Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires!
5th Grade Electricity Lesson
SC.5.P.11.1: Investigate and illustrate the fact that the flow of electricity requires a closed circuit (a complete loop).
SC.5.P.11.2: Identify and classify materials that conduct electricity and materials that do not.

2. FLIP YOUR DOTS!! Learning Goals:
Students will determine that the flow of electricity requires a closed circuit.
Students will identify and/or classify materials that conduct electricity and materials that do not.
FLIP YOUR DOTS!!

3. Review the parts of the SIMPLE CIRCIUT!

4. What is Current?
Electrons flow from the power source in a looping path.
This electrical flow of charges is the current.
In order for there to be an electrical flow, a circuit must be closed.

5. A material through which an electric charge can easily move.
Conductor
Insulator
Resistor
A material
that resists the
flow of an electric charge, and transforms it into another type of energy.
A material used to reduce or prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound.
A material through which an electric charge can easily move.
Example: metal
Example:
light bulb
Example: rubber

6. Toothpick Rubber Band Key Glass Water Motor
Light Bulb
Toothpick
Rubber Band
Fan
Key
Conductor
Resistor
Insulator
Glass
Water
Motor
Copper Penny

7. Learning Goals:
Students will determine that the flow of electricity requires a closed circuit.
Students will identify and/or classify materials that conduct electricity and materials that do not.

8. BROKEN! Open OR Closed? CLOSED CIRCUIT OPEN CIRCUIT
a complete electrical circuit around which current flows.
OPEN CIRCUIT
An incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows.
BROKEN!

9. Open Socractive… Let’s see what you KNOW!
Class Goal:
Increase our class percentage correct by the end of the activity!

10. Open OR Closed?
OPEN

11. Open OR Closed?
CLOSED

12. Open OR Closed?
CLOSED

13. Open OR Closed?
OPEN

14. Open OR Closed?
OPEN

15. Think about the Learning Goals again…
Students will determine that the flow of electricity requires a closed circuit.
Students will identify and/or classify materials that conduct electricity and materials that do not.
FLIP YOUR DOTS!!

16. Let’s Celebrate! Stand up if you got all 5 correct.
Stand up if you got at least 4 correct.
Stand up if you moved up to BLUE today!
It’s ok if you aren’t standing yet…

17. It’s time to SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW! Set out 4 stacks of cards:
The Electricity Challenge Game
It’s time to SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!
Set out 4 stacks of cards:
Prior Knowledge – Level 1 (RED CARDS)
Identify/Recall – Level 2 (YELLOW CARDS)
Explain – Level 3 (BLUE CARDS)
Make Inferences – Level 4 (GREEN CARDS)

18. The Electricity Challenge Game
Choose a card based on how you rated yourself on the learning scale (what color dot are you currently flipped to?)
Answer the question on the card. Have your partner use the card # to check your answer on the “Answer Key.”
For CORRECT answers, keep the card. For INCORRECT answers, put the card in a “discard” pile but discuss with your partner why the answer was incorrect so you will have more information for next time!
Take turns.
When selecting the next card, determine if you are ready to “level up” to a higher card level, stay at your current level, or try an easier level (you should only do this is you are getting answers INCORRECT).
Continue play. At the end of the game, add up the point values for your cards, the person with the highest score wins!

19. The Electricity Challenge Game
Upon completing the game, write your FINAL rating of the learning goal in the “Rate Yourself #3” Box.
You will have the opportunity to PROVE this rating to me in a future class period!

20. Classwork
Read Chapter 15 Lesson 1 in your Science textbook (Page )
Do 150A – PROVE-IT & turn it into the tray.
Add Science Notebook Insert between page 26-27
Use Chromebook to log into “Blobz Guide to Electricity” – See Mrs. Rosenbaum’s class website for a link!