Electricity

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Summary: This week we were experimenting with electricity. We had a bunch of centers. At center 1, we were reading some stories and were writing some advice. They were all stories based on electric related accidents. Some advice was not to fly kites around power lines, don't climb electric towers, never put electronics near water, that sort of thing. At center 2, we built a circuit. Everyone in the class had a wire, two people had a battery, and one boy had a light. We all connected our wires, batteries, and lights together to create a giant circuit. We had to be careful, though, because about seven people got shocked. I learned to be careful around electricity. Center 3 was were we were testing conductors and insulators. The conductors were a silver bracelet, a penny, and pencil lead. The insulators were a marker, cloth, and a rubber balloon. I learned that the conductors were mostly metal. There were other centers that I liked. Like station 9. We ice-fished. We would stick the "hook" into the ice and find the "fish" (paperclips). If the hook touched a fish, the light would glow. 

S&EP:SP4" Analyzing data

We had a journal that we would use to keep track of our data. We would have to answer questions and write down the answers in the journal. Most of the questions were: What do you think you are supposed to do with it? What are the parts you can see? What are the parts you can't see? What do you think you are supposed to do with it? I learned all about how to stay safe nearby electric currents, power lines, outlets, and more.