Objectives
Virginia State standard 4.6 requires that I teach my students about electricity. More specifically, the standard includes: historical contributions of Michael Faraday, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Edison; batteries; electric circuits; static electricity, electromagnets; and Faraday’s Law, creating electricity by moving a magnetic field.
My students are highly engaged in this topic because it is new to them, it offers many hands-on opportunities, and the children just get excited when they can make a motor run. I plan to take my students not only deeper into the history of electricity, but also to develop a rich understanding of how electricity works. It is my goal to dig deeper into the biographies and inventions of Edison, Faraday, and Franklin, so my students can appreciate their humble beginnings, brilliance, and contribution to our modern society. The students will build batteries, a simple motor, a generator, and create a fuel cell and ignite their curiosity.
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