Electricity

Use electricity websites for kids to round out your energy unit. Kids read informational text, study diagrams, and explore interactive simulations. (more…)

Teach static electricity activities and electrify your science instruction! First, students explore with eight balloon-based activities. Then they conduct a full-blown experiment using a fair test. (more…)

Light boards are fun – and educational too! Include this project in your electricity unit for pure engagement. (more…)

Teaching electricity becomes more effective, engaging, and fun when you use hands-on electrical circuit activities. Try these simple energy labs to electrify your elementary physics unit. (more…)

Teaching series and parallel circuits activities? Explain the paths electricity can take. The difference is just one wire! Instead of reading about circuits, let your students build them. Tinkering with…

Teaching conductors and insulators activities? Try this. First, build an open circuit. Second, select a variety of everyday objects to test. Then let your students get their hands on science!…

Teaching simple circuits, as well as the concepts of open and closed, provide a critical step in electricity lesson plans. Don’t skip straight to series and parallel circuits. Instead, let…

Use this battery and bulb experiment to teach kids about electrical circuits. For each pair of students, you’ll need a 1.5-volt light bulb, a battery, and a strip of aluminum…