Our youngest students, the junior kindergarteners, have been visiting the STEM lab to learn more about electricity. We moved from our lesson on open and closed circuits to materials that conduct or insulate electricity. We used familiar terms - correlating a train conductor to items that conduct electricity, and giving a hug to remind us that insulators protect and keep us safe - like the rubber or plastic coating a cord and plug. Children began to make the connection that most metal items can conduct electricity. Items that were insulators included rubber, plastic, feathers, fabric and wood. The children enjoyed the hands-on lab..
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