Insulators and Conductors
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Curipod lesson about topic "Insulators and Conductors"
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Updated 5 months ago
1. Word cloud
120 seconds
What are two types of materials we use to control electricity?
2. Slide
60 seconds
"Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents."
Learning objective:
3. Slide
60 seconds
Insulators are materials that don't allow electricity to flow through them. Conductors are materials that allow electricity to flow through them. Knowing which is which helps us use electricity safely.
Insulators and Conductors: What's the Difference?
4. Slide
60 seconds
Insulators: Materials that don't allow electricity to flow through them. Conductors: Materials that allow electricity to flow through them. Electricity: Energy produced by the movement of electrons.
Concepts:
5. Slide
60 seconds
Rubber, glass and plastic are good insulators. Metals like copper, silver and gold are good conductors. Humans even act as insulators due to our skin's resistance to electricity!
Fun facts:
6. Open question
660 seconds
Work together in pairs: Name two examples of materials that are good insulators.
7. Open question
660 seconds
Work together in pairs: What materials are used as insulators and conductors?
8. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a portrait of your favorite pet
9. Poll
300 seconds
Which of the following materials are insulators?
- Cotton
- Copper
- Aluminum
- Glass
10. Poll
300 seconds
Which of the following materials are conductors?
- Cotton
- Copper
- Aluminum
- Glass
11. Poll
300 seconds
Which of the following materials can be used to insulate a wire?
- Cotton
- Copper
- Aluminum
- Glass
12. Poll
300 seconds
Which of the following materials can be used to conduct electricity?
- Cotton
- Copper
- Aluminum
- Glass
13. Poll
300 seconds
Which of the following materials is not an insulator?
- Cotton
- Copper
- Aluminum
- Glass
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