Check out this awesome group of electricity activities that is perfect for teaching kids all about electricity and the importance of it. This list of activities will guarantee a lot of fun for your students and will build a useful understanding of electricity.
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Electricity Activities
1. Series and Parallel Circuit Activity:
An easy activity that will let young students understand the difference between series and parallel circuits. Also, helpful information will be well organized in their notebook to look back on when they need to.
2. Conductors and Insulators Activity:
This is a very great activity that will help students figure out the difference between conductors and insulators, which will also be a big help to keep kids safe around electricity while having fun with other experiments.
3. To Light or Not to Light Activity:
What a simple activity to show young students how the bulbs should be connected to the battery in order to light. In this cool experiment, students will have a lot of fun learning about how electrical circuits work.
4. Lemon Battery Activity:
A cool way to introduce another source of electricity to young students, which is the acid in the lemon. It is a fun experiment using only a few materials – 6 lemons, 6 nails, copper wire and 1 led light bulb.
5. Homemade Steady Hand Game Activity:
An amazing idea to make learning fun. The homemade steady hand game is a great activity that can be easily created by young students to challenge their classmates or family members.
6. Electromagnetic Activity:
What an exciting activity that can create magnetic force using electricity. Students will enjoy the fun of making their own magnet to play with and collect their little belongings. This experiment is easy to achieve using only a D battery, coated copper wire, a long nail, and electrical tape.
7. Electro-Magnetic Train Activity:
A smart activity that will surely amaze your students and give them an idea about how electro-magnets work. Plus, this experiment will add fun and knowledge to your class. Your students will be able to create their own electro-Magnetic train by only using: AAA battery, copper wire and 6 little magnets.
