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Batteries Included

by: Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan

Learners make drawing of what they think might be inside “energy balls,” small plastic spheres that light up and buzz. After investigating simple circuits using batteries, bulbs, and wires, they learn that electricity needs a complete loop to flow. Learners then revise their drawings and find out what makes the energy balls work. They also take apart simple, battery-operated children’s toys to find out how work.

For more information on how to implement Picture-Perfect Science in you classroom—including key reading strategies and standards connections—download the free e-book of chapters 1 through 5, Why Read Picture Books in Science Class?

Level

Elementary School

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 8/18/2011Stock # PB186E2_22

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