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The ingenious and compelling activities in the new GEMS Electric Circuits unit provide students with an engaging introduction to electric circuits. They learn about basic concepts of electric circuits, energy flow, parallel and series circuits, energy storage in batteries, short circuits, schematic diagrams, and much more. Student groups devise, assemble, diagram, and display their own electrical inventions! Accessible information for students on famous inventors is interspersed. This unit makes strong "connections" to the National Science Education Standards.Erickson, John is the author of 'Electric Circuits Inventive Physical Science Activities for Grades 3-6' with ISBN 9780924886744 and ISBN 0924886749.
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