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INTRODUCTION
It’s a Wired World uses experiments and activities to explain electricity-related science concepts to students in grades 4-8. Through a focus on circuits, the booklet teaches the basic principles of electrical safety in daily life. Please encourage students to take the booklet home and share it with their families, especially the home electrical safety inspection on the back cover.
It’s a Wired World has been formatted for use in classrooms or informal settings by cooperative learning groups of four to six students. However, the activities can easily be presented by the teacher or leader or by one small student group as a demonstration. Activities can also be done by students individually.
Materials for each activity are listed. Ideally, each small group would have its own set of materials. However, quantities in the materials list are given for a single group or person. Simply multiply by the number of groups to find how much you will need for a full class.
It’s a Wired World fulfills the following Oregon Academic Content Standards for science and health education.
Grade 4
Science
4.1 Structure and Function: Living and non-living things can be classified by their characteristics and properties.
4.1P.1 Describe the properties of forms of energy and how objects vary in the extent to which they absorb, reflect, and conduct energy.
4.3 Scientific Inquiry: Scientific inquiry is a process of investigation through questioning, collecting, describing, and examining evidence to explain natural phenomena and artifacts.
4.3S.1 Based on observations identify testable questions, design a scientific investigation, and collect and record data consistent with a planned scientific investigation.
4.3S.2 Summarize the results from a scientific investigation and use the results to respond to the question being tested.
4.4 Engineering Design: Engineering design is a process of using science principles to solve problems generated by needs and aspirations.
4.4D.1 Identify a problem that can be addressed through engineering design using science principles.
4.4D.2 Design, construct, and test a prototype of a possible solution to a problem using appropriate tools, materials, and resources.