Electrical Currents

3rd - 6th Grades

Many of us think of electricity as something dangerous, mysterious, complicated, powerful and definitely not to be messed with. But it is also something that all of us use every day. This project includes activities on how electricity works, and basic circuitry.

Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards of Science Addressed:

  • SC.3.1.1.C. Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electrical or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
  • SC.4.4.2.B. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
  • SC.5.3.1.A. Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

This project includes three sessions:

  1. To explore electricity and circuits using household items
  2. To build simple quiz boards
  3. Make electricity come to life with Snap Circuits Jr.®

Class Type: Virtual Instruction + Supply Drop Off

Fee for Electrical Currents: $50 per classroom

* This program offers a project linked to the Sarpy County Fair. If interested, please contact a 4-H professional for more details.

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