Conductors Insulators and Simple Circuits

What do you need for a simple circuit?

• battery, bulb, string

• bulb, wire, holder

• paper clip, wire, battery

• battery, bulb, wire

Objects that allow thermal and electrical energy to pass through easily.

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Magnets

• Flows

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What part of the plug is a conductor? An insulator?

b

a

Insulator

Conductor

Which of the following is NOT a conductor?

• Water

• Aluminum

• Wood

• Penny

If you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what happens?

• The bulb doesn't light

• The bulb is dimmer

• The wires get hot

• There is no change

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Which of these objects is an insulator?

• Copper Wire

• Paper Clip

• Steel Pole

• Rubber Gloves

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Which one is a conductor? 

• wood 

• iron 

• plastic spoon 

• paper 

What would best complete this circuit?

• A wire

• A switch

• A battery

• A light bulb

Silver is a _____?

• insulator

• conductor

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A material in which electrons are able to move easily

• Circuit

• Insulator 

• Resistance 

• Conductor