Stemscopes (4th Grade) Electricity, Conductors, and Insulators

The pathway through which electricity flows

• Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Electric Current

Energy that causes a transfer of heat between materials

• Electrical Energy

• Closed Circuits

• Conductors

• Thermal Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A material that allows heat or an electric current flow through easily.

• Insulator

• Electricity

• Conductor

• Open Circuit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The presence and flow of an electric charge.

• Electricity

• Electric Current

• Insulator

• Circuit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A material through which heat or electricity does not easily flow.

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Energy resulting from the flow of electric charge through a conductor.

• Electricity

• Open Circuit

• Electrical Energy

• Thermal Energy

The flow of electrical energy through a circuit

• Electrical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electricity

• Electrical Current

A pathway that allows an electric current to flow freely.

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit

• Conductor

• Insulator

A pathway that prevents electric currents from flowing freely or that stops the flow.

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Open Circuit

• Closed Circuit