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Grade 3-6
Electricity
Game
Circuits
Electricity
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Electrical
Grab Bag
What word means the
path an electric current
follows?
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Circuit means the path an
electric current follows.
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What word means a circuit that
allows electric current to flow from
a battery around an unbroken
path and back to the battery?
Answer
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A closed circuit is a circuit
that allows electric current to
flow from a battery around
an unbroken path and back
to the battery.
What word means a circuit in
which the current splits and runs
through separate components
(lights) individually?
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A parallel circuit is a circuit
in which the current splits
and runs through separate
components.
What word means a circuit in
which the current flows
through each component
one after another?
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A series circuit is a circuit in
which the current flows
through each component
one after another.
What word means a simple
closed circuit with little or no
resistance?
Answer
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A short circuit is a simple
closed circuit with little or no
resistance.
(nothing is added to do work
– like a light bulb).
What word means how
strong an electric power
supply is? In the USA an
outlet is about 120_____.
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Voltage means how strong
an electric power supply is.
In the USA an outlet is
about 120 Volts.
What word means the flow
of electric charge?
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Current means the flow
of electric charge.
What word means an object
or material through which
electric current can flow with
little or no resistance?
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A conductor is an object
or material through which
electric current can flow with
little or no resistance.
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What word means an object or
material through which electric
current cannot flow?
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An insulator is an object
or material through which
electric current cannot
flow.
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What word means the
tendency for an object
or material to reduce the
flow of current in a
circuit?
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Resistance means the
tendency for an object or
material to reduce the
flow of current in a circuit.
What word means the
electrical charge gathered
by rubbing or friction?
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Static electricity is the
electrical charge gathered
by rubbing or friction.
Which inventor lived from 1847-1931
and was called “The Wizard of
Menlo Park? Among other things he
invented the light bulb.
Answer
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Thomas
Edison lived
from 18471931 and was
called “The
Wizard of
Menlo Park.”
He invented the light bulb.
Which African American
inventor lived from 18481928 and developed the
process to make carbon
filaments?
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Lewis Howard Latimer was the
African American inventor who
lived from 1848-1928 and
developed the process to make
carbon filaments.
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Which scientist lived from 18561943 and invented the radio and
more than 700 other devices or
processes?
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Nikola Tesla lived from
1856-1943 and invented the
radio and more than 700
other devices or processes.
Which scientist lived from 18471922 and invented the
telephone as well as 30 other
inventions?
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Alexander Graham Bell
lived from 1847-1922 and
invented the telephone as
well as 30 other inventions.
Directions for Final Jeopardy:
1.Decide how much you will wager. It can be
from 0 to your total amount of points.
2.Write that amount in the bottom center of the
white board.
3.Remember to write your response in the style
that the teacher requires.
4.Turn the white board face down on the desk
and prepare to display your work on the
teacher’s signal.
5.Good Luck
At the atomic level of matter there are three main
particles, protons, neutrons and electrons. Which
particles carry negative, neutral or positive charges?
Match the particles to their charge.
Particles
Charges
Protons
Negative
Neutrons
Neutral
Electrons
Positive
Answer
Click the
speaker to
start timer
At the atomic level of matter there are
three main particles, protons, neutrons
and electrons. Which particles carry
negative, neutral or positive charges?
Particles
Charges
Protons
Negative
Neutrons
Neutral
Electrons
Positive
This PowerPoint was made by
Kim Richter
Coach
Ceres Unified School District
Please feel free to modify for your class.
circuit
conductor
closed circuit
current
insulator
parallel circuit
series circuit
short circuit
resistance
voltage
static electricity
Thomas Edison
Lewis Howard Latimer
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell