Grade 3
Science & Technology
Matter and Materials
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Electricity and Magnetism: The basic concepts of electricity and magnetism are illustrated through the use of animation. (Shockwave required) Students are introduced to static charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance, and current. Magnetism and how it relates to electricity is also presented. 

Electricity and Magnetism Experiments: Static Electricity Resistance Build A Battery Holder, Lightning Rod, Simple Circuit, A Simple Computer, Conductors and Insulators, Magnets, Is Electricity Safe?, Magnetic Poles, Series Circuit, Magnetic Insulators, Switched Circuit, Magnetic Fields, Signaling, Electromagnet, Parallel Circuit

Magnetic Lines of Force: Activity to show how iron filings will trace out the lines of a magnetic field in three dimensions.
 

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