Science Circuits Study Guide 5th grade

A closed switch =

• closed circuit which = flows

• open circuit which = no flow

An open switch =

• closed circuit which = flows

• open circuit which = no flow

Choose 3 examples of conductors.

• Plastic

• Copper

• Iron/Metal

• Wood

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Choose 3 examples of insulators.

• Rubber

• Cotton

• Copper

• Water

• Wood/Plastic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

The Flow of Electrons

• Electrical Current

• Electrical Circuit

• Resistor

• Energy

The path along which electrons flow

• Energy

• Electromagnet

• Electrical Circuit

• Electrical Current

Match the following

• Resistor

• Material that resists the flow of electrons

• Closed Circuit

• Open Switch=

  No Flow

• Energy

• Temporary magnet made by passing current through a wire coiled around iron

• Open Circuit

• The ability to do work

• Electromagnet

• Closed Switch= Flows

This is an example of a __________ circuit.

• Closed

• Open

What kind of circuit is this?

• Closed

• Open

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit